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When it’s revealed that the local police botched the original investigation, amateur sleuth Amy Rowlings and Inspector Bodkin team up to reopen a case frozen in time. The trail leads straight to the town's amateur dramatic club and a faded theatre star drenched in scandal.   Relying on a handful of ancient clues and the fading memories of tight-lipped witnesses, Amy and Bodkin must unmask a killer before the looming shadow of war changes everything.   Cold Case at the Cottage is the fifth in the cozy, historical Amy Rowlings Golden Age Mysteries series, which can be read in any order. For fans of Verity Bright, Helena Dixon, and Felicity Penn.   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A notorious gangster is found murdered at a local pub. But the real mystery is that Bodkin already investigated this same man's murder... three years ago.   Faced with a literal dead man walking, Amy and Bodkin plunge into a dangerous gangland turf war teeming with ruthless bosses and vengeful rivals – the stakes have never been higher.   Amy will reach into the depths of her crime-solving knowledge to unravel a tangled web of lies before a brutal killer silences her for good.   Twice Dead at the Tavern is the sixth in the cozy, historical Amy Rowlings Golden Age Mysteries series, which can be read in any order. For fans of Verity Bright, Helena Dixon, and Felicity Penn.   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