The history of the UK’s real-life female detectives told for the first time
Caitlin Davies is a novelist, non-fiction writer, award-winning journalist and teacher. She is the author of six novels, six non-fiction books, and several short stories. She has written for The Independent, The Sunday Times, The Telegraph, The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday. Her books include 'Bad Girls: a History of Rebels and Renegades', a history of Holloway Prison, and 'Queens of the Underworld' about female crooks. She lives in London.
'Intriguing and informative, Private Inquiries is a fascinating
piece of detective work.' Martin Edwards, President of the
Detection Club
'Davies is a great storyteller and this is feast of true crime and
women’s place in history. Fascinating and utterly riveting.'
Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws, KC
‘Private Inquiries is a must-read – a riveting mythbuster, with its
revelations of the real histories of women PIs.’ – Val McDermid
‘Every page teems with larger-than-life characters – women who
broke the mould and the accepted rules to make their way in a
traditionally male world of private investigation. It is a story
told with style and panache by an author who not only talks the
talk but has walked the walk, training as an investigator herself.’
– Daniel Smith, author of Scandal at Dolphin Square: A Notorious
History
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