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The Queens of Crime is a thrilling story of Agatha Christie’s legendary rival Dorothy Sayers, the race to solve a murder, and the power of friendship among women.

"Picture merry old London in 1930. A group of women wordsmiths led by the  indomitable Dorothy L. Sayers call themselves the Queens of Crime,  and their mission is to solve the real murder of a young woman found strangled in a park. Her death may be connected to the highest levels of the British establishment, and a lot of the details are just as juicy and
confounding as one of the writers' twisty tales."
— People Magazine

​"In this excellent novel, Benedict vividly brings to life real Golden Age mystery novelists... Fans of Benedict’s previous novels and those who enjoy historical whodunits will find this hard to put down."
― Library Journal, starred review

"This heartfelt mystery…will move you with its themes of female friendship and equal justice, which resonate so powerfully even today."
— Lisa Scottoline, bestselling author of The Truth about the Devlins

"I was riveted by this quintet of mystery writers … Smart, biting, and a tribute to female friendship and loyalty. An absolute delight!"
— Fiona Davis, bestselling author of The Spectacular

"Wonderfully inventive… a brilliant, irresistible, and page-turning delight."
— Nina de Gramont, bestselling author of The Christie Affair

"Benedict takes her formidable talents to a new level in The Queens of Crime… Breathtaking suspense and female friendship make for a heady combination in this wonder of a book."
— Pam Jenoff, bestselling author of Code Name Sapphire

“A shrewd speculative whodunit… Benedict easily brings each of her five distinct writer/sleuths to life, and honors their literary legacies by providing plenty of ingenious, fair-play clues to help careful readers follow along and solve the central mystery. This is a treat for fans of golden age whodunits.”
— Publishers Weekly

About Marie Benedict

Marie Benedict is a lawyer with more than ten years' experience as a litigator at two of the country's premier law firms, who found her calling unearthing the hidden historical stories of women. Her mission is to excavate from the past the most important, complex and fascinating women of history and bring them into the light of present-day where we can finally perceive the breadth of their contributions as well as the insights they bring to modern day issues.


"In writing her narratively connected, fictionalized biographies, Benedict is not unlike an archaeologist digging up clues to moments of epiphany." — Newsweek

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