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  • The Jazz Files

  • Poppy Denby Investigates, Book 1
  • By: Fiona Veitch Smith
  • Narrated by: Helen Keeley
  • Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (112 ratings)

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The Jazz Files

By: Fiona Veitch Smith
Narrated by: Helen Keeley
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Summary

1920. Poppy Denby, an aspiring journalist, arrives in London to look after her ailing aunt. She encourages Poppy to apply for a job at The Daily Globe, but on her first day, a senior reporter is killed and Poppy is tasked with finishing his story. It involves the mysterious death of a suffragette seven years earlier - an event some powerful people would prefer forgotten....

Through her friend Delilah, Poppy is introduced to the giddy world of London in the Roaring Twenties. Will she make it as a journalist in this fast-paced new city? And will she be able to unearth the truth before more people die?

©2015 Fiona Veitch Smith (P)2019 W. F. Howes Ltd
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A wonderful combination of fact and fiction with an engaging heroine! Very entertaining and instructive

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What an absolute delight.

Having loved all 17 Posie Parker novels by LB Hathaway - I came across poppy Denby’s first story and it’s terrific - I am about to start book 2! I am astonished that the publishers called time on the series after 6 books - a dreadful decision in my eyes. This is a really good listen - highly Recommend.

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Good excitng period story

Jolly good story, lots of period attention to detail and well narrated. Explanation of period details at the end was a nice surprise.

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Great story

So pleased to have found the Poppy Denby books. Thoroughly enjoyed the narration and The Jazz Files has sparked a renewed interest in the Suffragettes.

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Fast paced and great characters

Poppy is a brilliant character and we see life in London in the 1920s through her eyes. She’s brave and intelligent but likes to have fun too. The plot brought in many interesting historical figures and raced along at a fast pace. I’d definitely read more.

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terrific listen

storyline felt very authentic and performance was so good throughout you forgot there was a narrator.

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Jazz Files

The narrator found the right tone for each character without overdoing accents. Poppy blossoms into her new role as the pace of the book skips along. very enjoyable listen with a balance of facts and fiction.

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thrilling and suspenseful

I loved this book. I'm not familiar with the '20s but loved to read about that time period. such a brilliant story, I love the main character, Poppy. Can't wait to listen to the next one! The narrator is perfect, absolutely spot on. Highly recommend this book!

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Great fun

Lightweight but interesting. Some good historical aspects as well as quite a bit of artistic license 😊. Beautifully read

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Enjoyable listen

Poppy is a very likeable character. The historical background seems well researched and the plot kept me interested from the first to the last minute. The reader is doing a lovely job bringing the characters to life! Looking forward to the next book in this series :)

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