The Bathing Box Murders

The Reggie da Costa Mysteries: Book 6

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Genres

Crime Mystery, Murder Mystery, Australian Fiction, Historical, and Novels

Trigger Warnings

Suicide and Death

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Series

The Reggie da Costa Mysteries — Book 6

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Aug 18, 2026

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325 pages

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The Bathing Box Murders

The Reggie da Costa Mysteries: Book 6

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Blurb

Murder and a Bathing Box

Melbourne 1928. A raging storm sweeps the beach at Brighton, toppling one of the bathing boxes and revealing the graves of J. Arnold Witherspoon, a successful businessman, and his wife, Hope. Crime reporter Reggie da Costa, devotee of fashionable suits and stylish automobiles, uncovers an intriguing mystery: How can the Witherspoons be controlling their financial affairs and property holdings from abroad if they are lying dead under the sand? Complicating matters, a respected shipping company owner, while attempting to rob a bank, turns the gun on himself. Is there a connection between these bizarre deaths? Can Reggie uncover the truth?

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Genres

Crime Mystery, Murder Mystery, Australian Fiction, Historical, and Novels

Trigger Warnings

Suicide and Death

Type of Ending

Series

The Reggie da Costa Mysteries — Book 6

Series Read Order

Reading prior books is recommended, but not required

Author Prefers A Review On

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Publication Date

Aug 18, 2026

Page Length

325 pages

Available Formats

ePub and PDF

Author

After nearly forty years of working as a teacher-librarian and Head of Library, Laraine Stephens decided to experience life on the other side of the bookshelves and became a writer of historical crime fiction.

When she isn’t writing, travelling or playing golf, Laraine finds inspiration from her work as a volunteer guide at the Old Melbourne Gaol. Laraine lives in Beaumaris, a bayside suburb of Melbourne, Australia, with her husband, Bob, and her maladjusted red toy poodle, Zoe.

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Level Best Books