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Eleanor Birney | Historical Mystery
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Author of The Green Baize Door.
1900 Philadelphia. One house. Two worlds. And a murder in between.

ARC: https://booksirens.com/book/J1FZKFD/O4HS57B

Civil Attorney. Boy Mom (x3). History Buff. Houser of Cats.
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What happens when a victim isn’t innocent?
Does moral imperfection disqualify someone from our compassion?
Does vulnerability gain it?

Those instincts don’t just affect the characters in the Green Baize Door. They shape how the story itself is read.

#HistFic #HistoricalMystery #TheGreenBaizeDoor
A painted portrait of a young woman in a green dress standing beside a wooden door, holding a closed book against her chest. Warm light falls across her face, casting a deep shadow behind her.
February 14, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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It’s live!

My debut novel, The Green Baize Door, is now available.

A character-driven historical mystery set in turn-of-the-century Philadelphia, involving class, consequence, & murder.

www.amazon.com/Green-Baize-...

#TheGreenBaizeDoor #HistoricalMystery #HistoricalFiction #NewRelease #histfic
Launch graphic with book "The Green Baize Door" on left side and words "A captivating historical mystery of class, secrets, and murder. Out now." on right side. Subdued Victorian styling. Dark green background with gold gilt edges, filigree at the corners.
February 2, 2026 at 6:56 PM
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In the world of The Green Baize Door, silence is never accidental—or free.

#HistoricalFiction #AmWriting #Mystery #HistFic
Vintage-style illustration of a sealed envelope with red wax seal against an ornate teal and gold background. Text reads: "At what point does silence become complicity?"
January 15, 2026 at 10:11 PM
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Honored to see The Green Baize Door featured on BookSirens’ Murder Mysteries list for December.

🕯 One house, two worlds, and a murder in between.

📖 ARC: booksirens.com/bundle/murde...

#MurderMystery #HistoricalMystery #AmReading #BookSirens
December 25, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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Every story begins somewhere.
Mine start with a question.

🕯 The Green Baize Door
One house, two worlds, and a murder in between.

📖 ARC: booksirens.com/book/J1FZKFD...

#BookSky #HistFic #HistoricalMystery
A dim, atmospheric image in deep green tones showing a man walking down a corridor. The text reads, "I often see places or people that feel like stories waiting to happen. But my own books don't start with images—they start with questions. What happened here? And, more urgently, why?"
December 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Every girl was expected to learn some needlework.
Mending, patching, buttons — simple chores.

But in skilled hands, a needle could become something else entirely: a key to another life.

The Green Baize Door.

ARC: booksirens.com/book/J1FZKFD...

#HistoricalMystery #HistFic #IndieAuthor
December 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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Before safety razors, every man used a straight razor — common, sharp, and nearly identical.
In The Green Baize Door, one lies beside the body.
Could you recognize your razor, if a man’s life depended on it?

#TheGreenBaizeDoor #HistoricalMystery #EdwardianHistory
A straight razor on a green background with the question, "Could you recognize your razor, if a man's life depended on it?" next to it.
November 30, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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Featured by BookSirens this month ✨
Early readers are stepping through The Green Baize Door.
ARC → booksirens.com/book/J1FZKFD...

#HistFic #Mystery #EleanorBirney #TheGreenBaizeDoor
Promotional graphic featuring the cover of The Green Baize Door among other historical fiction titles in the BookSirens November feature.
November 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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1828, Old Bailey: An elderly housekeeper was murdered in an otherwise empty mansion. The police said the house was ransacked, but the owner reported nothing missing.

The case that inspired The Green Baize Door.

🕯 One house, two worlds, & a murder in between.

#Mystery #OldBailey #EleanorBirney
Book cover of The Green Baize Door by Eleanor Birney. A dark-haired woman in Edwardian dress turns toward the viewer against a green, ornate background resembling a baize door and patterned wallpaper.
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM