New Review: Death in the Aviary – Victoria Dowd *I received a free ARC of this book, with thanks to the author and Datura Books. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.* Blurb: New Year’s Eve 1928 – In the grand residence of Ravenswick Abbey, isolated in the wilds of Dartmoor, nine members of the household step into an ornate lift. The power fails. The lift stops.

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Screenshot of the Amazon notification, with a picture of the cover, showing a beautiful image of a golden birdcage, surrounded by intricate engraving, and the blurb that reads: We thought you'd like to know about this upcoming book release by an author you follow. Coming soon from an author you follow Death in the Aviary: The Charlotte Blood Chronicles Paperback: £945 Other formats: Kindle Edition, Audible Audiobooks Release date: 9 September 2025 Death in the Aviary: The Charlotte... by Victoria Dowd New Year’s Eve 1928 – In the grand residence of Ravenswick Abbey, isolated in the wilds of Dartmoor, nine members of the household step into an ornate lift. The power fails. The lift stops. In the darkness, a single shot is fired. When the light returns, Charles Ravenswick — the heir to the Ravenswick fortune — is dead on the floor. No one could have got in or out. All... Learn more

Yay, @victoriadowd.bsky.social! This is a brilliant book (I was privileged to read an early copy), and you should all go and buy it!
It’s a fiendishly-clever classic murder-mystery, out next month and available to preorder now.
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Look what arrived today! This is my first time seeing Death in the Aviary in the flesh! And wow!! It’s fabulous. Thank you Datura.

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Just finished #DeathInTheAviary by @victoriadowd.bsky.social and LOVED IT! With this brilliant innovation on the “locked room mystery”, Dowd firmly establishes herself as the modern queen of “golden age” detective fiction.
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I’m reading an ARC of the latest from brilliant author @victoriadowd.bsky.social 🤗
It’s the first in a new series and it’s called #DeathInTheAviary.
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Here it is! The cover reveal for Death In the Aviary. I am utterly blown away by how gorgeous this is. It’s one of those amazing moments when you see the cover and the whole book is there. Thank you Datura. #deathintheaviary