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Is part of
Verity Birdwood Mystery
1987
series - author
novel
short story
(number
3
in series)
Issue Details:
First known date:
1991...
1991
Death in Store
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Christmas at Fredericks department store is a grand tradition. This year once again the carols are playing, the fairy lights are shining and the Fredericks Santa Claus is reigning in his Grotto. From the languorous angels in Lingerie to the twinkling trees in Toys, no expense has been spared to create the Fredericks Christmas magic. But this year among the staff at the big store goodwill to all men is noticeably lacking, as Verity Birdwood, researcher turned amateur sleuth, is soon to discover. For beneath professional smiles lie thoughts of murder. And for someone, this Christmas will be their last... (Source: back cover, 1991 edition)
Notes
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Comprised of thematically related short stories.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
North Sydney,
North Sydney - Lane Cove area,
Sydney Northern Suburbs,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Allen and Unwin
, 1991 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Forbidden Fruit, single work short story crime mystery (p. 1-16)
- Rabbit Killer, single work short story crime mystery (p. 17-52)
- Death Warmed Up, single work short story crime mystery (p. 53-64)
- Flashpoint, single work short story crime mystery (p. 65-80)
- Death in Ruby, single work short story crime mystery (p. 81-95)
- Roses for Do-Hoppy, single work short story crime mystery (p. 96-112)
- Ladies' Day, single work short story crime mystery (p. 113-127)
- Death in Store, single work short story crime mystery (p. 128-173)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also sound recording.
Works about this Work
-
Review : Various
2004-2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Mystery Readers Journal , Winter vol. 20 no. 4 2004-2005; (p. 42-43)
— Review of Finders Keepers 1990 single work children's fiction ; Rowan of Rin : The Journey 2004 selected work children's fiction ; Love Lies Bleeding : A Crimes For a Summer Christmas Anthology 1994 anthology short story ; The Makeover Murders 1992 single work novel ; Death in Store 1991 selected work short story ; Something Wicked 1998 single work novel ; Deadline 1997 single work novel -
Untitled
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 8 no. 2 1994; (p. 55)
— Review of Death in Store 1991 selected work short story -
Untitled
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Mean Streets : A Quarterly Journal of Crime, Mystery and Detection , September no. 4 1991; (p. 57-58)
— Review of Death in Store 1991 selected work short story -
Forecasts
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , July vol. 71 no. 1017 1991; (p. 18)
— Review of Death in Store 1991 selected work short story -
Crime
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 23 November 1991; (p. 8)
— Review of Kickback 1991 single work novel ; Death in Store 1991 selected work short story ; Deathwater 1991 single work novel
-
Review : Various
2004-2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Mystery Readers Journal , Winter vol. 20 no. 4 2004-2005; (p. 42-43)
— Review of Finders Keepers 1990 single work children's fiction ; Rowan of Rin : The Journey 2004 selected work children's fiction ; Love Lies Bleeding : A Crimes For a Summer Christmas Anthology 1994 anthology short story ; The Makeover Murders 1992 single work novel ; Death in Store 1991 selected work short story ; Something Wicked 1998 single work novel ; Deadline 1997 single work novel -
Untitled
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 8 no. 2 1994; (p. 55)
— Review of Death in Store 1991 selected work short story -
True Australian Descendent of Agatha Christie
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 20 October 1991; (p. 23)
— Review of Too Rich 1991 single work novel ; Death in Store 1991 selected work short story ; Finger Play 1991 single work novel -
Off the Shelf
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Jewish News , 20 December vol. 58 no. 16 1991; (p. 34-35)
— Review of The Grass Crown 1991 single work novel ; Death in Store 1991 selected work short story ; Australian Cinema : The First Eighty Years 1983 single work criticism biography ; The Language of Love : An Anthology of Australian Love Letters, Poetry and Prose 1991 anthology short story poetry correspondence -
Crime / Thrillers
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newcastle Herald , 19 October 1991; (p. 15)
— Review of Finger Play 1991 single work novel ; Angel of Honour 1991 single work novel ; Death in Store 1991 selected work short story
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