Dolly Butler's Eight-Day Week
by Annette Kane
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Pub Date Jul 28 2023 | Archive Date Aug 14 2023
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Description
June 1908: Cross-dressing Dolly Butler is starting a new career as a detective with her very own Soho agency.
Her first case takes her into the brutal world of an East End plumage factory where it’s not just birds that are under threat. While Dolly is off sleuthing, her adored lover, Caroline, hides from her violent husband at Dolly’s home. However, when their embittered housemaid becomes aware of Dolly and Caroline’s ‘unnatural practices’, she becomes intent on destroying their happiness. Her scheming, and Dolly’s refusal to confront a friend’s suspicions about Caroline’s mysterious past, puts them all in grave danger.
In a page-turning, darkly comic story of obsession, self-delusion and deception, can Dolly save the woman she loves, as well as face the grisly reality of her new line of business – and the truth about herself?
A Note From the Publisher
Annette Kane was a painter for many years, with representation in London, Amsterdam and New York. A book about her work, Being Bold in Watercolour, was released in 2006. She has also worked as a signwriter, screen printer, teacher, Humanist celebrant and Citizens Advice adviser. She now writes following a recent Master’s in Creative Writing. Annette is a Brummie, living in Bath with her husband and their schnoodle, Peggy.
Marketing Plan
Dolly Butler, a cross-dressing lady detective in Edwardian London, opens her own private investigation agency, but her first mystery is closer to home than she expects.
Provides a historical perspective on gender identity and shifting societal views on feminism, suffrage and lesbianism.
Perfect for readers of Sarah Waters, Jess Kidd and Emma Donoghue.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781916668164 |
| PRICE | £4.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 336 |
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