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The Waratah Club Mysteries

by Jude Chapman

A club’s private mysteries

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A club’s private mysteries

The Waratah Club’s rules of discretion and decorum are unsettled by a body found on the premises. A quartet of friends, gathered after bridge for their customary sherry, turn their curiosity toward detection; the initial murder is resolved quickly, while missing artworks, a newcomer and long-buried club secrets open up further questions. Constance’s suspicion that someone close to the group may be concealing something brings the investigation into their own circle. The setting gives the mysteries a social world shaped by tradition, friendship and the club’s history, with later life and loyalty also named among the novel’s concerns.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • For readers who enjoy cozy crime set within a close-knit social club.
  • For readers interested in amateur detection, missing artworks and secrets from an institution’s past.
  • For readers seeking mysteries centered on enduring friendship and later life.

Themes

Amateur detectionLoyalty and friendshipTradition and discretionSecrets and hidden historiesLater life

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Book overview

At Sydney's elegant Waratah Club, tradition, decorum and discretion are everything. But when a body is discovered on the premises, the club's tranquil routine is shattered. After a game of bridge, four friends retire to the sitting room for their customary pre-lunch sherry. As Constance-the most formidable of the group-opens the members cupboard, an arm spills out and a lifeless hand, fingers curled, flops to the floor. Before the police arrive, curiosity gets the better of them, and what starts as idle speculation awakens an appetite for detection. The murder is swiftly resolved, but the friends are soon embroiled in a web of mysteries: missing artworks, an intriguing newcomer and secrets buried deep within the club's past. When Constance suspects one of their own is not as innocent as she seems, the world of crime is suddenly uncomfortably close to home. Warm, witty and sharply observed, The Waratah Club Mysteries is a cosy crime novel about loyalty, enduring friendships and the unexpected possibilities of later life.

 

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