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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Close Call

Close Call

Bassett, Isabella

Paperback

Series: A Golden Age Telephone Gossips Mystery, Book 1

Mystery & Thriller

Currently unavailable to order

ISBN13: 9798255853557
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Apr 10 2026
Pages: 214
Weight: 0.43
Height: 0.54 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English

Tea, scandal, and a dash of Egyptology-welcome to the Roaring Twenties in Thistle-upon-Avon.

The English countryside, 1927.

When Mrs. Caruthers fails to arrive for afternoon tea, Lady Upton's relief is short-lived. The tardy guest is found dead on the estate.

Soon, rumors about Mrs. Caruthers' recent voyage to Egypt begin to spread, along with whispers of an ancient legend. And with the local police casting a suspicious eye toward Lord Upton, a keen Egyptologist, scandal threatens to shatter Lady Upton's otherwise untroubled life.

Now, determined to save her blustering husband from digging himself deeper into trouble, Lady Upton enlists the help of her village friends to solve this puzzling mystery. With a teacup in one hand and the telephone receiver in the other, the women sift through village gossip, untangling a web of secrets, rivalries, and carefully concealed motives.

But the more Lady Upton learns, the clearer it becomes that behind the talk of ancient Egyptian curses lies something far more dangerous-human greed.

Close Call is Book 1 of the new Telephone Gossips Mysteries. Suspended in the golden hour between the two wars, the cozy series evokes the charm and idyll of English village life in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Perfect for fans of amateur sleuths, 1920s intrigue, and cozy mysteries rich in secrets and scandal, with a touch of the exotic.

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