Miss Burnham and the Loose Thread

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A 1920s-set cosy historical mystery. When one of dressmaker Rose's clients is swindled by a deceitful suitor, Rose can't resist being drawn into the investigation... Rose had the sense of a thread being pulled. One tug and everything could unravel. South-east London, 1925. Talented, ambitious designer-dressmaker Rose Burnham knows well both the strains of her profession and the secrets it can yield. Newly established in her own business, she and her sisters are privy to the hushed conversations that unspool behind the fitting room's closed doors. So when a major client finds herself the victim of a deception, it is Rose she tells. Driven by the shortage of men following the Great War, Miss Holmes had engaged the services of a matrimonial agency, only to be cheated out of her inheritance by a fake suitor. Rose is determined to bring the swindler to justice. To begin with, playing the detective is a grand adventure, but as pressures mount and an old friend receives a troubling string of poison-pen letters, Rose discovers there is more to investigating - and these investigations - than she'd bargained for.

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Miss Burnham and the Loose Thread is a joy of a read. A superbly researched story of post-WW1 female friendship chock-a-block with characters youll cheer on to the very last page, I read it cover to cover in a day * AJ Pearce, Sunday Times bestselling author of Dear Mrs Bird *
The House of Eliott meets Miss Marple in Lynn Knights superb fiction debut. As well as being an exquisite mystery, Miss Burnham and the Loose Thread is an ode to the pioneering women who embraced new opportunities in the aftermath of The Great War. I loved it! * Jessica Bull, author of Miss Austen Investigates *
Whats more enthralling than women helping women to reclaim fortunes, achieve justice, or get a worthy business off the ground Rose Burnham is an admirable protagonist, full of courage, charm, talent, and empathy. I had the best time rooting for her every success. Lynn Knight has written a novel for everyone whos ever cheered on a friend or sister. Its suspenseful, enchanting, and uplifting: a pure delight. * Nina de Gramont, author of THE CHRISTIE AFFAIR *
A seamless blend of elegance and drama, stitched together with exquisite skill . . . Phantom Thread meets Miss Marple * Orlando Murrin, author of KNIFE SKILLS FOR BEGINNERS *
A hat box of delights, full of period detail and thoroughly enjoyable * Claire Wilcox, author of Patch Work: A Life Amongst Clothes, and Professor in Fashion Curation at the London College of Fashion *

Author Bio

Lynn Knight was born in Derbyshire and lives in London. The women of her family passed on many stories along with beaded bags and buttoned gauntlets, and fostered her interest in the texture and narratives of women's lives. She is the author of the biography Clarice Cliff (2005), a memoir, Lemon Sherbet and Dolly Blue- The Story of an Accidental Family (2011), and The Button Box- The story of women in the 20th century, told through the clothes they wore (2016). Miss Burnham and the Loose Thread is her first novel.