A Deadly Tonic by Vl Mcbeath

A Deadly Tonic by Vl Mcbeath

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A Deadly Tonic by Vl Mcbeath

Murder, intrigue, and an armchair sleuth. Eliza Thomson Investigates.

A suspicious death, a mysterious note, and some cryptic mumbling.


An early morning visitor disturbs the peace at the London townhouse of Dr Archie Thomson and his wife, Eliza.


Supported by money from her wealthy father, Eliza is educated well beyond her peers, and spends her time solving the crimes she reads about in the newspaper.


She often sends her findings to the police . and revels in seeing justice done.


But do she and Archie know too much about the body on the doorstep? Enough for the killer to strike again?


Excited to put her amateur sleuthing to the test, Eliza Thomson takes her friend Connie on a trip across London to investigate.



This is the first story in the Eliza Thomson Investigates series. If you like Miss Marple-style historical murder mysteries and women sleuths with attitude, you'll love this introductory novella.


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Books in the Eliza Thomson Investigates series:


-A Deadly Tonic

-Murder in Moreton

-Death of an Honourable Gent

-Dying for a Garden Party

-A Scottish Fling

-A Christmas Murder

-The Palace Murder



NB. This series is written in UK English

McBeath, VL: - Born and raised in Liverpool (UK), VL McBeath (Val) initially trained as a scientist and worked in the pharmaceutical industry for many years. It was only more recently she developed a passion for writing. Her first series, The Ambition & Destiny Series, arose out of Val's interest in her family's history. After many years it was developed into an epic family saga based on the lives of her Victorian-era ancestors. From start to finish, the short story prequel and the five full-length novels took over seven years to write and publish. By the time they were finished, writing was such a big part of Val's life she decided to carry on and added a standalone novel to the series. In addition, Val also has a second series available: Eliza Thomson Investigates. This is a series of standalone murder mysteries set in the early 20th century. Eliza is a fictional amateur sleuth who makes the most of her position being married to the village doctor. Along with her her best friend Connie and occasionally her son, Henry, Eliza likes to help the police with their murder enquiries - whether they want her to or not! Val lives in Cheshire with her husband and cat, Lia. In addition to family history, her interests include rock music and Premier League Football. For further details or to sign up for FREE copies of the introductory short stories to either series, visit: https: //vlmcbeath.com
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ISBN 13 9781999942663
ISBN 10 1999942663
Title A Deadly Tonic
Author Vl Mcbeath
Series Eliza Thomson Investigates
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Valyn Publishing
Year published 2019-06-30
Number of pages 90
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.