The indomitable Miss Cocks and Ethel Bromley return for Book Two in the bestselling and charmingly cosy Petticoat Police Mystery Series, inspired by one of Australia's first policewomen.

Winter, Adelaide, 1917. Six months after the success of their first detective case, Miss Kate Cocks and Ethel Bromley are hard at work protecting the women of Adelaide. Word has spread about the pioneering policewomen, and they're busier than ever as the Great War continues to bring unrest to their home. While it's business as usual for Miss Cocks, Ethel longs to put her newly found detective skills to the test.

When the board governor of the prestigious Art Gallery of South Australia is found murdered beneath a scandalous painting, Miss Cocks is content to stay well away. Ethel, however, is elated when she's seconded to the Detective Branch after receiving an anonymous letter connected to the investigation, and is determined to prove herself. But murder in Adelaide is never a simple affair . . .

Praise for The Death of Dora Black:
'An outstanding debut - funny, poignant, historically fascinating, and an absorbingly good crime read' PIP WILLIAMS

'The perfect cosy read. How refreshing to read historical crime fiction set in Adelaide during the Great War and focused on women' ANGELA SAVAGE

'Will have you engrossed and addictively flipping those pages' DAILY TELEGRAPH

'Armchair detectives will love this debut novel' WOMAN'S DAY