title: A Good Knife's Work (Five Star First Edition Mystery)
author:  Sheila York 
description: Set in New York City in 1946, York's snappy second Lauren Atwill puzzler (after 2003's <i>Starstruck Dead</i>) will appeal to readers nostalgic for the golden age of radio. Lauren, a Hollywood screenwriter, and PI Peter Winslow, her gorgeous bodyguard and lover, flee California for New York, where they become involved in investigating the murder of Hazel Keane, the producer of <i>Adam Drake, for Hire</i>, a popular radio mystery series. Lauren goes undercover as a writer for the show under a pseudonym, while the victim's insurance company hires Peter. They soon uncover a host of suspects, including Hazel's estranged director husband, her lover, and her two brothers. Filled with fascinating details about old-time radio production, this crime caper is as much fun as a good game of Clue. <i>(Jan.)</i> <br />Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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  ## ANNA SMITH SPARK
  
  
  # The Court of Broken Knives
  
  
  ## Book One of The Empires of Dust
  
  
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  ### [Copyright](9780008204174_epub_itoc.xhtml#d2-d0c7f46f9486c-d1e292)
  
  
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  First published in Great Britain by Harper _Voyager_ 2017
  
  
  Copyright © Anna Smith-Spark 2017
  
  
  Map by Sophie E. Tallis
  
  
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  Anna Smith-Spark asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of
  this work.
  
  
  A catalogue copy of this book is available from the British Library.
  
  
  This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents
  portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to
  actu