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A Very Good Cup of Tea: Freddie Felstead’s Rules

I have been asked, by a reader of uncommon taste, what makes a very good cup of tea. It is a question I take seriously. A good cup of tea has seen me through cricket defeats, Monday mornings and at least one conversation with my employer about “the system”. It deserves a proper answer.

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1920s Fashion for the Mildly Curious

Coco Chanel turned jersey into a fabric respectable for daywear, and gave the world the little black dress and costume jewellery worn without apology. Jeanne Lanvin was known for beaded and embroidered evening dresses…

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Lately, in Freddie’s world…

Art Deco geometry. A cassette tape. Both, somehow, perfectly at home. 💿 This is the world of Freddie Felstead - 1990s London wearing 1920s clothes without the faintest hint of irony. The jewellery is geometric. The tape is rewound. The mystery is en
London keeps its secrets in the fog. 🌫️ Freddie knows exactly where to look. Missing heirlooms. Tangled family trees. Provenance that doesn't quite add up. No crime scene tape required. Grab your copy of Freddie Felstead and the Whitmore Affair on A
Flapper hat + Walkman? 🎧 Two eras. One very peculiar mystery series. Freddie Felstead lives in the 1990s - red buses, dodgy dial-up, Britpop on the breeze - but he and his friend Charlotte comport themselves as though stepping out of a Mayfair drawi
She takes her tea strong, her notes in shorthand, and absolutely no nonsense. ✒️ Charlotte Ashworth is a journalist in 1990s London - sharp as a pin and dressed like it's the 1920s. She asks the questions nobody else thinks to ask. She notices the de
Twenty-two. Immaculate suit. Inconvenient habit of noticing everything. 🎩 Freddie Felstead isn't your typical sleuth. No murder, no gore - just a sharp eye, a sharper wit, and a very particular sense of what belongs where. Set in 1990s London, dress
Some mysteries don't need a body 🗝️ - just a missing heirloom, an unexpected letter, and two young people clever enough to ask the right questions. Freddie Felstead and the Whitmore Affair is a puzzle of provenance. Of family secrets kept too long.
As the evenings get darker and colder and the nights get spookier, why not find a safe warm spot and settle down to read a Freddie Felstead mystery? #cozymysteries #Halloween #freddiefelstead
In 1990s London, the most dangerous thing on the table is the tea going cold. ☕ No murder. No gore. Just a very good puzzle, two sharp young minds, and enough Earl Grey to float a barge. Freddie Felstead and Charlotte Ashworth don't have a body to in
Tell us: what does your reading corner look like right now? ✨ We have a feeling Freddie and Charlotte would approve of something involving a proper teacup and a good deal of natural light. Share your styled shelfie, your cosy reading nook, or your be

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