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War Widow
War Widow | Tara Moss
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The war may be officially over, but journalist Billie Walker's search for a missing young immigrant man will plunge her right back into the danger and drama she thought she'd left behind in Europe in this thrilling tale of courage and secrets set in glamorous postwar Sydney. Sydney, 1946. Though war correspondent Billie Walker is happy to finally be home, for her the heady postwar days are tarnished by the loss of her father and the disappearance in Europe of her husband, Jack. To make matters worse, now that the war is over, the newspapers are sidelining her reporting talents to prioritize jobs for returning soldiers. But Billie is a survivor and she's determined to take control of her own future. So she reopens her late father's business, a private investigation agency, and, slowly, the women of Sydney come knocking. At first, Billie's bread and butter is tailing cheating husbands. Then, a young man, the son of European immigrants, goes missing, and Billie finds herself on a dangerous new trail that will lead up into the highest levels of Sydney society and down into its underworld. What is the young man's connection to an exclusive dance club and a high class auction house? When the people Billie questions about the young man start to turn up dead, Billie is thrown into the path of Detective Inspector Hank Cooper. Will he take her seriously or will he just get in her way? As the danger mounts and Billie realizes that much more than one young man's life is at stake, it becomes clear that though the war was won, it is far from over.
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Amie
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Mystery set in Australia following WWII. Billie is a widow and a PI, having taken over her late father's business. Billie is strong and can take care of herself.

I really liked this one and will read the 2nd book in the series.

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War Widow | Tara Moss
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Historical fiction noir detective story set in Sydney in 1946 focuses on Billie Walker, a private investigator: glamorous, a feminist, and comfortable confronting criminals and dancing at a club. Billie tracks the son of European immigrants who own a fur shop. Billie also tries to help Shyla, a young woman of the Wiradjuri, find her older brothers who were separated in childhood to be trained as helpers in White society. #Booked2021 #setAustralia

Crazeedi I like the sound of this 3y
NeedsMoreBooks @Crazeedi I liked it, unexpectedly 😅 3y
charl08 Sounds good to me too! 3y
NeedsMoreBooks @charl08 it is 😁 3y
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Purrfectpages
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This is an historical fiction novel set in Sydney, 1946. Many are happy to get on post war, others have demons to deal with. Enter bold and fearless, Billie Walker. A reporter by trade, she is also a PI. It keeps her mind off the losses of her father and husband. One day, a woman enters her agency, frantic at her son‘s disappearance, thus setting the stage. If you like stories about war, the 1940s, or strong female characters, check it out.

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melissajayne
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3⭐️ I thought portions of the book were good but for most of it I was kinda felt like I didn‘t know what was going on. #2020 #bookreview #mystery #historicalfiction #bookstagram #fiction #thewarwidow #ebook