The Queens of Crime – A Thrilling Historical Mystery Featuring the Legendary Women of Crime Fiction
From New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict (The Mystery of Mrs. Christie) comes The Queens of Crime, a gripping historical mystery that brings together Dorothy L. Sayers, Agatha Christie, and the most celebrated female crime writers of the 1930s to solve a real-life murder.
📖 Inspired by true events in Dorothy Sayers’ life, this novel is perfect for fans of historical fiction, classic whodunits, and literary history.
London, 1930: A Secret Society of Women Crime Writers Takes on a Real Murder Case
Five of the greatest women in crime fiction—Dorothy L. Sayers, Agatha Christie, Ngaio Marsh, Margery Allingham, and Baroness Emma Orczy—form a secret society to fight for recognition in the male-dominated world of mystery writing. Calling themselves The Queens of Crime, they decide to prove their worth by solving a real-life murder—the baffling case of May Daniels, an English nurse found strangled in a French park under locked-room mystery conditions.
But as they uncover dangerous secrets hidden at the highest levels of British society, the case takes a deadly turn. Dorothy Sayers herself becomes the killer’s next target, as someone from her past threatens to expose a secret that could destroy her career.
Perfect For Fans Of:
✔ Classic mystery writers like Agatha Christie & Dorothy L. Sayers
✔ Historical thrillers & literary-inspired fiction
✔ Feminist historical narratives & women’s empowerment
✔ Locked-room mysteries & real-life whodunits
