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Work InformationThe Poisonous Seed by Linda Stratmann
   None No current Talk conversations about this book.  Vesper1931 | Jul 29, 2021 |   A customer of the shop died suddenly of strychnine poisoning and her father's prescription is blamed. It is assumed he made a fatal mistake. Frances knows otherwise and is determined to prove her father's innocence. It turns out to be harder than she expected to be an investigator. She even needs to do the unthinkable, dress like a man and pretend to be one! It turns out Frances has a talent for ferreting out facts and she helps the police in several ways, though not the one she really wants. I really like this book and it is such a good set up for the rest of the series. We meet many of the characters that will be back. It really does feel a bit Sherlockian and that should come as no surprise since it is in 1880's London. Fun read, though some of the ramblings can get a little long. (  ) readafew | Jan 24, 2014 | In the interest of full disclosure I should note that I know the author slightly, in a friend-of-a-friend sort of way; in fact, I bought the book mainly to show support, not without some qualms in case it turned out to be terrible, which would have been embarrassing. In fact, it’s not: it’s extremely good, with a tight, complex plot and a neat resolution, and a straightforward and extremely readable writing style. It’s well-researched, but flows naturally and is impressively faithful to the period in which it’s set. Whilst I doubt this was the author’s intention, the book’s also a timely reminder of life before the Welfare State, where a family could be comfortably off one day and in the workhouse the next. Let’s do our best not to go back to that, eh? ( )5  phoebesmum | Mar 19, 2012 | no reviews | add a review
Belongs to SeriesFrances Doughty (1)
Fiction.
Mystery.
Historical Fiction.
HTML:When a customer of William Doughty's chemist shop dies of strychnine poisoning after drinking medicine he dispensed, William is blamed, and the family faces ruin. William's daughter, nineteen year old Frances, determines to redeem her ailing father's reputation and save the business. She soon becomes convinced that the death was murder, but unable to convince the police, she turns detective. Armed only with her wits, courage and determination, and aided by some unconventional new friends, Frances uncovers a startling deception and solves a ten year old murder. There will be more deaths, and a secret in her own family will be revealed before the killer is unmasked, and Frances will find that her life has changed forever. The first book in the popular Frances Doughty Mystery series.|When a customer of William Doughty's chemist shop dies of strychnine poisoning after drinking medicine he dispensed, William is blamed, and the family faces ruin. William's daughter, nineteen year old Frances, determines to redeem her ailing father's reputation and save the business. She soon becomes convinced that the death was murder, but unable to convince the police, she turns detective. Armed only with her wits, courage and determination, and aided by some unconventional new friends, Frances uncovers a startling deception and solves a ten year old murder. There will be more deaths, and a secret in her own family will be revealed before the killer is unmasked, and Frances will find that her life has changed forever. No library descriptions found. 
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I enjoyed this book, for the mystery and the characters, and look forward to reading the next. (