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Murder on North Terrace

A Petticoat Police Mystery, Book 2

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Murder on North Terrace

By: Lainie Anderson
Narrated by: Edwina Wren
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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.

Adelaide, September 1917. Six months after solving the Dora Black case, Kate Cocks and Ethel Bromley are back walking the beat. The city is unsettled. Winter won't leave. Soldiers are returning from the Front with broken bodies and troubled souls. And now a powerful board governor has been found dead in the Art Gallery - dumped beneath a scandalous nude painting that has attracted both pious outrage and record crowds.

When Ethel receives an anonymous tip, she's elated at being seconded to the Detective Branch. The murder goes to the heart of Adelaide's elite, where this society girl is in her element. Miss Cocks is left grappling with six o'clock swills, shadows in alleyways and a brutal assault on a schoolgirl. She needs Ethel to catch her killer, and quickly.

Alas, murder in Adelaide is never a simple affair . . .

Inspired by the true story of Australia's pioneering policewoman, Kate Cocks.







©2025 Lainie Anderson (P)2025 Hachette Australia Audio Crime Thrillers Historical Fiction Thriller & Suspense Crime Scary Detective Murder Mystery

Critic Reviews

'A captivating mix of history and invention, with an unforgettable real-life heroine at its heart. I loved it' VIKKI WAKEFIELD, author of To the River

'There's morality, art, history - it's a really engaging read. It's quite extraordinary' ABC THE BOOKSHELF

'Vivid. Refreshing. Propulsive and engaging. These books are such fun, and perfect for anyone who loved Sulari Gentill's Rowland Sinclair series, or Robert Gott's William Power and Titus Lambert books' READINGS

'All the genius of the perfect cosy crime: characters to fall in love with and sumptuous attention to detail, blended with gruesome death and bleak truth. Thank goodness Kate and Ethel are back' MICHELLE PRAK, author of The Rush
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I was hooked since Dora Black.... this is just as beautifully done. Can't wait for the next one! (fingers crossed)

what an amazing story!!!

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Love the look back to 20th Century Adelaide and the part women played in early Australia

A good yarn

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