November 1918, Lilian Wyles, a former nurse, applies to join the newly formed #MetropolitanPolice Women Patrols. ‘One of the last strongholds held exclusively by men,’ she wrote, ‘had been stormed.' lnk.to/privateinqui... (pic Wiki)
#crimehistory #policinghistory #womenshistory #privateinquiries
#crimehistory #policinghistory #womenshistory #privateinquiries
November 26, 2024 at 6:24 PM
November 1918, Lilian Wyles, a former nurse, applies to join the newly formed #MetropolitanPolice Women Patrols. ‘One of the last strongholds held exclusively by men,’ she wrote, ‘had been stormed.' lnk.to/privateinqui... (pic Wiki)
#crimehistory #policinghistory #womenshistory #privateinquiries
#crimehistory #policinghistory #womenshistory #privateinquiries
‘Sleuthing is a great career for a girl’ May Storey, private detective, born 1895 in Camperdown, Northumberland. Or was she? Famous enough in the 1930s to appear on Churchman cigarette cards, then the trail goes cold... lnk.to/privateinqui... #PrivateInquiries #womenshistory #femalesleuths
December 5, 2024 at 8:10 AM
‘Sleuthing is a great career for a girl’ May Storey, private detective, born 1895 in Camperdown, Northumberland. Or was she? Famous enough in the 1930s to appear on Churchman cigarette cards, then the trail goes cold... lnk.to/privateinqui... #PrivateInquiries #womenshistory #femalesleuths
Lovely event at Medway River Lit yesterday, fantastic to meet the wonderful @aachaudhuri.bsky.social, & some excellent questions from the audience about female sleuths (also managed to match my top with my book font)
#medwayriverlit #thehistorypress #privateinquiries #femalesleuths #femaledetectives
#medwayriverlit #thehistorypress #privateinquiries #femalesleuths #femaledetectives
November 17, 2024 at 11:47 AM
Lovely event at Medway River Lit yesterday, fantastic to meet the wonderful @aachaudhuri.bsky.social, & some excellent questions from the audience about female sleuths (also managed to match my top with my book font)
#medwayriverlit #thehistorypress #privateinquiries #femalesleuths #femaledetectives
#medwayriverlit #thehistorypress #privateinquiries #femalesleuths #femaledetectives
Annette Kerner ‘Mrs Sherlock Holmes’ was the 1st British female private eye to write a casebook memoir, published in 1954. It was a rollicking, bestselling read, & contained an awful lot of lies 😉 lnk.to/privateinqui... #sherlockholmes #womenshistory #femalesleuths #privateinquiries
December 11, 2024 at 11:11 AM
Annette Kerner ‘Mrs Sherlock Holmes’ was the 1st British female private eye to write a casebook memoir, published in 1954. It was a rollicking, bestselling read, & contained an awful lot of lies 😉 lnk.to/privateinqui... #sherlockholmes #womenshistory #femalesleuths #privateinquiries
No. 231 Baker Street, London - once home to Annette Kerner, the self-styled Mrs #SherlockHolmes, who opened her Mayfair Detective Agency here in September 1946. But Annette was not the woman she said she was... lnk.to/privateinqui... #privatedetectives #womenshistory #privateinquiries #femalesleuths
November 29, 2024 at 12:15 PM
No. 231 Baker Street, London - once home to Annette Kerner, the self-styled Mrs #SherlockHolmes, who opened her Mayfair Detective Agency here in September 1946. But Annette was not the woman she said she was... lnk.to/privateinqui... #privatedetectives #womenshistory #privateinquiries #femalesleuths
#Onthisday in 1914, Matilda Mitchell, head of Selfridges’ Secret Service, married cricketer Tom Hayward. Today his Wikipedia page doesn’t even mention he was married, let alone to a famous female sleuth. Her story is in #privateinquiries lnk.to/privateinqui... #privateeyes #truecrime #missmarple
January 20, 2025 at 9:41 AM
#Onthisday in 1914, Matilda Mitchell, head of Selfridges’ Secret Service, married cricketer Tom Hayward. Today his Wikipedia page doesn’t even mention he was married, let alone to a famous female sleuth. Her story is in #privateinquiries lnk.to/privateinqui... #privateeyes #truecrime #missmarple
Zena Scott-Archer died #onthisday in 2011, aged 90. Her obituary described her as ‘widow of the late David Archer’, with no mention of her own career as the world’s leading female sleuth. Pic: Zena's family collection. #privatedetectives #femalesleuths #womenshistory #privateinquiries #truecrime
November 6, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Zena Scott-Archer died #onthisday in 2011, aged 90. Her obituary described her as ‘widow of the late David Archer’, with no mention of her own career as the world’s leading female sleuth. Pic: Zena's family collection. #privatedetectives #femalesleuths #womenshistory #privateinquiries #truecrime
Zena Scott-Archer died in November 2011, she was the most famous British sleuth on the world stage, yet until now her story has never been told. Perfect gift for detection lovers 🔎https://lnk.to/privateinquiries (pic: ABI)
#privatedetection #femalesleuths #womenshistory #privateinquiries #missmarple
#privatedetection #femalesleuths #womenshistory #privateinquiries #missmarple
November 25, 2024 at 6:37 PM
Zena Scott-Archer died in November 2011, she was the most famous British sleuth on the world stage, yet until now her story has never been told. Perfect gift for detection lovers 🔎https://lnk.to/privateinquiries (pic: ABI)
#privatedetection #femalesleuths #womenshistory #privateinquiries #missmarple
#privatedetection #femalesleuths #womenshistory #privateinquiries #missmarple
3 years ago today I signed up for a Professional Private Investigation Diploma - came with a free lock picking manual - as research for #PrivateInquiries. The job of a PI turned out to be (surprise!) a far cry from Charlies Angels lnk.to/privateinqui... #womenshistory #femalesleuths
December 6, 2024 at 11:35 AM
3 years ago today I signed up for a Professional Private Investigation Diploma - came with a free lock picking manual - as research for #PrivateInquiries. The job of a PI turned out to be (surprise!) a far cry from Charlies Angels lnk.to/privateinqui... #womenshistory #femalesleuths
Lovely video of International #AgathaChristie Festival 2024 Highlights (and I'm in it for one second 👍🔎) www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNLT... #Missmarple #femalesleuths #womendetectives #privateinquiries #historypress
Agatha Christie Festival Film 2024
YouTube video by International Agatha Christie Festival
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November 19, 2024 at 9:57 AM
Lovely video of International #AgathaChristie Festival 2024 Highlights (and I'm in it for one second 👍🔎) www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNLT... #Missmarple #femalesleuths #womendetectives #privateinquiries #historypress
Looking forward to talking about the history of female sleuths at Portsmouth Book Fest on March 5th, tickets for all their events go on sale Jan 6th 🔎 💜 wegottickets.com/event/641481 #womenshistory #crimehistory #privateinquiries #truecrime #femalesleuths #missmarple #portsmouthbookfest #sherlock
Crime Bites 1: Caitlin Davies
Join Caitlin Davies at the first of our Crime Bites series for this special Zoom talk event. A history of the UK’s real-life female
detectives – from mid-Victorian era
to present day. Based on origi...
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December 18, 2024 at 6:43 PM
Looking forward to talking about the history of female sleuths at Portsmouth Book Fest on March 5th, tickets for all their events go on sale Jan 6th 🔎 💜 wegottickets.com/event/641481 #womenshistory #crimehistory #privateinquiries #truecrime #femalesleuths #missmarple #portsmouthbookfest #sherlock
Perfect Xmas gift too! Hope she enjoyed #privateinquiries 🔎🔎
I found the perfect birthday gift for my Agatha Christie-Miss Fisher fan wife listening to Phillip Adams with author and historian Caitlin Davies on Late Night Live last night, discussing her new book, Private Inquiries: the Secret History of Female Sleuths. 🤫 #books
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Women undercover: the secret history of female sleuths - ABC listen
The female investigator has been a staple of popular culture for over 150 years, from Victorian lady detectives to plucky Miss Marple and tattooed hacker Lisbeth Salander. But what about the real-life...
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November 15, 2024 at 11:03 AM
Perfect Xmas gift too! Hope she enjoyed #privateinquiries 🔎🔎
The mysterious Anne Summer (pictured on the front of her memoir) #privatedetective in the late 1960s. If her cover was blown, she simply replied - 'Of course I’m following you, you have been doing such interesting things’.' #femalesleuths #womenshistory #privateinquiries lnk.to/privateinqui...
November 25, 2024 at 6:48 PM
The mysterious Anne Summer (pictured on the front of her memoir) #privatedetective in the late 1960s. If her cover was blown, she simply replied - 'Of course I’m following you, you have been doing such interesting things’.' #femalesleuths #womenshistory #privateinquiries lnk.to/privateinqui...
Private Inquiries: The Secret History of Female Sleuths, a bestseller & currently just 99p....
www.bookbub.com/ebook-deals?... #womenshistory #feministhistory #privatedetectives #privateinquiries #truecrime #femalesleuths #missmarple #sherlockholmes
www.bookbub.com/ebook-deals?... #womenshistory #feministhistory #privatedetectives #privateinquiries #truecrime #femalesleuths #missmarple #sherlockholmes
April 27, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Private Inquiries: The Secret History of Female Sleuths, a bestseller & currently just 99p....
www.bookbub.com/ebook-deals?... #womenshistory #feministhistory #privatedetectives #privateinquiries #truecrime #femalesleuths #missmarple #sherlockholmes
www.bookbub.com/ebook-deals?... #womenshistory #feministhistory #privatedetectives #privateinquiries #truecrime #femalesleuths #missmarple #sherlockholmes
Just watched ep. 1 of #AThousandBlows. Love a drama based on historical characters & this looks a very good one.
If you want to know the true story of #MaryCarr & #40Elephants I thoroughly recommend reading #QueensOfTheUnderworld by @caitlindavies.bsky.social
If you want to know the true story of #MaryCarr & #40Elephants I thoroughly recommend reading #QueensOfTheUnderworld by @caitlindavies.bsky.social
Caitlin Davies (@caitlindavies.bsky.social)
Writer, #BadGirls, #QueensoftheUnderworld, #PrivateInquiries, historian, swimmer, jumble lover. Thanet, Kent. Rep by Robert Kirby, United Agents. https://www.caitlindavies.co.uk/
Seaside art https://w...
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February 27, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Just watched ep. 1 of #AThousandBlows. Love a drama based on historical characters & this looks a very good one.
If you want to know the true story of #MaryCarr & #40Elephants I thoroughly recommend reading #QueensOfTheUnderworld by @caitlindavies.bsky.social
If you want to know the true story of #MaryCarr & #40Elephants I thoroughly recommend reading #QueensOfTheUnderworld by @caitlindavies.bsky.social
The Association of British Detectives' annual banquet of 1969, when 'Mrs Sherlock Holmes' Zena Scott Archer became the first woman president - and the menu featured buttered brussels sprouts. lnk.to/privateinqui... #privatedetectives #privateeyes #privateinquiries
November 28, 2024 at 10:36 AM
The Association of British Detectives' annual banquet of 1969, when 'Mrs Sherlock Holmes' Zena Scott Archer became the first woman president - and the menu featured buttered brussels sprouts. lnk.to/privateinqui... #privatedetectives #privateeyes #privateinquiries
Interested in the real story of female sleuths? The History Press are offering 40% off selected eBooks in celebration of Women's History Month 👍 🔎 thehistorypress.co.uk/collection/w... #womenshistorymonth #womenshistory #femalesleuths #privatedetectives #privateinquiries #agathachristie
March 12, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Interested in the real story of female sleuths? The History Press are offering 40% off selected eBooks in celebration of Women's History Month 👍 🔎 thehistorypress.co.uk/collection/w... #womenshistorymonth #womenshistory #femalesleuths #privatedetectives #privateinquiries #agathachristie