Discover the page-turning 1920s cozy crime murder mystery series from Michelle Salter!'A joy to read! Such a well-researched mystery. I absolutely loved the unconventional heroine' Anita Davison

'Death at Crookham Hall is a lovely, murder mystery by a gifted writer' Helena Dixon

This boxset contains books 1 - 4 in the Iris Woodmore Mystery series. Book 5, A Corpse in Christmas Close is out now.

1. Death at Crookham Hall
2. Murder at Waldenmere Lake
3. The Body at Carnival Bridge
4. A Killing at Smugglers Cove Death at Crookham Hall

London, 1920. For the first time ever, two women are competing against each other to become an MP. Reporter Iris Woodmore has a big story on her hands when she accompanies one of the candidates to the House of Commons. But it's a place that holds painful memories. In 1914, her mother died there when she fell into the River Thames during a daring suffragette protest. Then, in the shadow of Big Ben, a waterman tells Iris her mother didn't fall - she jumped.

Iris discovers that the suffragette with her mother that fateful day has been missing for six years, mysteriously disappearing just after the protest. Desperate to know the truth behind the fatal jump, Iris's investigation leads her to Crookham Hall, an ancestral home where secrets and lies lead to murder...

Murder at Waldenmere Lake

Walden, 1921. Local reporter Iris Woodmore is determined to save her beloved lake, Waldenmere, from destruction.

After a bloody and expensive war, the British Army can't afford to keep the lake and build a convalescent home on its shores yet they still battle with Walden Council and a railway company for ownership. But an old mansion used as an officer training academy stands where the railway company plans to build a lakeside hotel. It belongs to General Cheverton - and he won't leave his home.

When the General is found murdered, it appears someone will stop at nothing to win the fight for Waldenmere. Iris thinks she can take on the might of the railway company and find the killer. But nothing prepares her for the devastation that's to come...

The Body at Carnival Bridge

September 1922. Iris Woodmore returns to Walden after a scandalous trip abroad - and not everyone is pleased to see her.

Her efforts to mend relations are hindered by her growing attraction to the unpredictable Reverend Archie Powell. Only her friend, wealthy businesswoman Constance Timpson, welcomes her back.

Constance has made deadly enemies and needs Iris to defend her from a hostile press. When a single shot is fired at Constance, no one is sure if the sniper intended to scare or kill - but when two of her factory workers go missing, it's clear the threat is real.

Iris turns amateur sleuth to investigate the mystery - and realises the sniper isn't the only hidden enemy preying on women.

A Killing at Smugglers Cove

July 1923. Iris Woodmore travels to Devon with her friends Percy Baverstock and Millicent Nightingale for her father's wedding to Katherine Keats.

But when Millicent uncovers skeletal remains hidden on the private beach of Katherine's former home, Iris begins to suspect her future stepmother is not what she seems.

The police reveal the dead man is a smuggler who went missing in 1918, and when a new murder occurs, they realise a killer is in their midst. The link between both murders is Katherine. Could Iris's own father be in danger?

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Michelle Salter is the bestselling author of historical and cosy crime fiction. Her acclaimed Edwardian and 1920s murder mysteries blend rich historical detail with gripping plots.

Michelle's character-driven novels feature suffragettes, trailblazing women, and secrets from the First World War. She shares fascinating facts from the Edwardian era and Roaring Twenties on her blog and socials.