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Where Why We Die sits
- Series
- Book 3 of Zoe Boehm. See all Zoe Boehm books in order
- The book before
- The Last Voice You Hear
- The book after
- Smoke and Whispers
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- Last checked: September 25, 2026, against mickherron.com
What Why We Die is about
The setup only, with no spoilers. Each line names the record it rests on.
- Zoe Boehm, a private investigator in Oxford, agrees to find the gang that robbed Sweeney's jewelry shop. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
agrees to track down the gang who robbed Sweeney's jewelry shop
- What looks like a simple robbery proves to be nothing of the kind. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
a straightforward jewelry store robbery turns out to be anything but
Topics in this book
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Topics
- Burglary investigation
- Criminal investigation
- Jewelry theft
- Women private investigators
Places
- England
- Oxford
Reading ages
- Adult
Other books in Zoe Boehm
4 books listed so far
- Book 1: Down Cemetery Road
- Book 2: The Last Voice You Hear
- Book 4: Smoke and Whispers
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