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Fiona Veitch Smith

@fionaveitchsmit

Author of Miss Clara Vale Mysteries & Poppy Denby Investigates. 1920s & 1930s Golden Age. Embla / Bonnier. CWA Historical Dagger shortlister. Agent Sara Keane.

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Miss Clara Vale returns in 'The Penford Manor Murders' by @fionaveitchsmit on 15th April! 🔎 Available to pre-order now in #eBook, #audiobook and #paperback

Miss Clara Vale returns in 'The Penford Manor Murders' by @fionaveitchsmit on 15th April! 🔎

Available to pre-order now in #eBook, #audiobook and #paperback
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'The Penford Manor Murders' by @fionaveitchsmit is out on 15th April! Get ready to be reunited with Miss Clara Vale in this brand-new cosy murder mystery Available to pre-order now 🔎

'The Penford Manor Murders' by @fionaveitchsmit is out on 15th April! 

Get ready to be reunited with Miss Clara Vale in this brand-new cosy murder mystery 

Available to pre-order now 🔎
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ONE. WEEK. TO. GO. Join Clara and Bella on the hunt for the truth in this addictive Golden Age murder mystery 🔎 Pre-order 'The Penford Manor Murders' by @fionaveitchsmit now!

ONE. WEEK. TO. GO.

Join Clara and Bella on the hunt for the truth in this addictive Golden Age murder mystery 🔎

Pre-order 'The Penford Manor Murders' by @fionaveitchsmit now!
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Happy publication day to @fionaveitchsmit! Join Clara and Bella on a brand-new case in 'The Penford Manor Murders' 🔎 Out now in #eBook, #audio and #paperback

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Clara & Bella are back! It's 1930, the opening of the hunting season at Penford Manor, Northumberland, and someone has murder in their sights... Get The Penford Manor Murders, Book 4 in the Miss Clara Vale Mysteries now! amazon.co.uk/Penford-Manor-… Embla Books The Crime Writers’ Association Historia – the HWA

Clara &amp; Bella are back! It's 1930, the opening of the hunting season at Penford Manor, Northumberland, and someone has murder in their sights... Get The Penford Manor Murders, Book 4 in the Miss Clara Vale Mysteries now! amazon.co.uk/Penford-Manor-… <a href="/emblabooks/">Embla Books</a> <a href="/The_CWA/">The Crime Writers’ Association</a> <a href="/HistoriaHWA/">Historia – the HWA</a>
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It's open season at Penford Manor and Miss Clara Vale is on the hunt for a killer 🔎 'The Penford Manor Murders' by @fionaveitchsmit is out now! ➡️ loom.ly/UxHunoo

It's open season at Penford Manor and Miss Clara Vale is on the hunt for a killer 🔎

'The Penford Manor Murders' by @fionaveitchsmit is out now!

➡️ loom.ly/UxHunoo
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Delighted that 2 of my books are included on this fantastic list of Golden Age crime fiction with a travel theme. Murder on Lexington Avenue (New York) + The Picture House Murders (Newcastle upon Tyne). From the Big Apple to the Toon, my characters do get around! 😆 Embla Books

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She knows all your darkest secrets . . . 'The Woman Next Door' by Penny Batchelor - Author is an absolutely pulse-racing new thriller, out 15th May. Request now on #NetGalley!

She knows all your darkest secrets . . .

'The Woman Next Door' by <a href="/penny_author/">Penny Batchelor - Author</a> is an absolutely pulse-racing new thriller, out 15th May.

Request now on #NetGalley!
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If you like hands-on, practical historical fiction research, Fiona Veitch Smith describes her process for her 1920s and 30s novels at historiamag.com/fashion-resear…. Finding the fashions, sourcing patterns, sewing the garments. There are photos of her wearing them, too @EmblaBooks

If you like hands-on, practical historical fiction research, <a href="/FionaVeitchSmit/">Fiona Veitch Smith</a> describes her process for her 1920s and 30s novels at historiamag.com/fashion-resear….
Finding the fashions, sourcing patterns, sewing the garments.
There are photos of her wearing them, too
@EmblaBooks
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Dust off your detective gear 🔎👀 Dr Nell Ward will return for two final adventures, beginning December 2025! Available to pre-order now. Sarah Yarwood-Lovett 🧡

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For Fiona Veitch Smith, researching her 20s and 30s characters' clothes involves recreating them. Her latest, The Penford Manor Murders, has a teal dress which Fiona has made and worn. Read more about historical clothing research (and get some tips) at historiamag.com/fashion-resear…

For Fiona Veitch Smith, researching her 20s and 30s characters' clothes involves recreating them.
Her latest, The Penford Manor Murders, has a teal dress which Fiona has made and worn.
Read more about historical clothing research (and get some tips) at historiamag.com/fashion-resear…
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"I endeavour to be as historically authentic as I can in my novels," Fiona Veitch Smith says. She also makes and wears recreated costumes. So for a novel set in 1922, which outfit would she choose? Find out how she decided (and get research ideas) at historiamag.com/fashion-resear…

"I endeavour to be as historically authentic as I can in my novels," Fiona Veitch Smith says.
She also makes and wears recreated costumes.
So for a novel set in 1922, which outfit would she choose?
Find out how she decided (and get research ideas) at historiamag.com/fashion-resear…
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Did you know? Short flapper frocks only started to appear from 1923, with the dual influence of the Charleston and tennis star Suzanne Lenglen wearing sporty frocks suitable on and off court. Read Fiona Veitch Smith on researching her 1920s and 30s novels: historiamag.com/fashion-resear…

Did you know?
Short flapper frocks only started to appear from 1923, with the dual influence of the Charleston and tennis star Suzanne Lenglen wearing sporty frocks suitable on and off court.
Read Fiona Veitch Smith on researching her 1920s and 30s novels: historiamag.com/fashion-resear…
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The May Historia newsletter's on its way! Check your inbox for a five-minute roundup of all the latest from the history and historical fiction magazine. This month has a spooky, magical, Gothic tone. It's Friday afternoon - take five minutes to top up your history knowledge

The May Historia newsletter's on its way!
Check your inbox for a five-minute roundup of all the latest from the history and historical fiction magazine.
This month has a spooky, magical, Gothic tone.
It's Friday afternoon - take five minutes to top up your history knowledge
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Have you ever fancied recreating and wearing historical fashions? Fiona Veitch Smith does this as part of researching her 1920s and 30s novels. Read how she does it and get tips for making your own vintage-inspired costumes at historiamag.com/fashion-resear…

Have you ever fancied recreating and wearing historical fashions?
Fiona Veitch Smith does this as part of researching her 1920s and 30s novels.
Read how she does it and get tips for making your own vintage-inspired costumes at historiamag.com/fashion-resear…
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Off on the train to Wakefield to do a bit of murdering in the Rhubarb Triangle. A fantastic little crime writing festival run by the fabulous CatherineYaffe Crime Writer and hosted by @WakefieldLibraries . June is National Crime Reading Month. #NCRM #PickUpAPageTurner #EmblaBooks The Crime Writers’ Association

Off on the train to Wakefield to do a bit of murdering in the Rhubarb Triangle. A fantastic little crime writing festival run by the fabulous <a href="/CatherineYaffe/">CatherineYaffe Crime Writer</a>  and hosted by @WakefieldLibraries . June is National Crime Reading Month. #NCRM #PickUpAPageTurner  #EmblaBooks <a href="/The_CWA/">The Crime Writers’ Association</a>
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With #Wimbledon25 under way, let's remember 1920s tennis superstar Suzanne Lenglen. As Fiona Veitch Smith says at historiamag.com/fashion-resear…, she created a range of sporty easy-to-wear frocks that worked on and off the court. This helped inspire the iconic flapper look

With #Wimbledon25 under way, let's remember 1920s tennis superstar Suzanne Lenglen.
As <a href="/FionaVeitchSmit/">Fiona Veitch Smith</a> says at historiamag.com/fashion-resear…, she created a range of sporty easy-to-wear frocks that worked on and off the court.
This helped inspire the iconic flapper look