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A murder mystery featuring Lord Edward Corinth and Verity Browne.
Verity Browne and Lord Edward Corinth are attending a memorial in Westminster when the service is interrupted by a young woman’s desperate cry for help. Too late, they find Maude Pitt-Messanger’s father slumped in his seat, stabbed to death with an ancient Assyrian dagger.
Verity travels to Swifts Hill, Sir Simon Castlewood’s Kent estate, to investigate the murder, where she begins to discover more about Maud’s father: the old man was selfish and cruel, and had prevented Maude from marrying the man she loved, making his daughter’s life miserable.
When Maud herself is stabbed to death with a dagger from Sir Castlewood archaeological collection, Edward and Verity join forces to unmask the killer. However, Verity’s growing attraction to young German aristocrat Adam von Trott drives a wedge between the two friends – bringing them both unhappiness and endangering the outcome of their investigation…
Praise for David Roberts:
‘A classic murder mystery […] and a most engaging pair of amateur sleuths’ Charles Osborne, author of The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie
‘A really well-crafted and charming mystery story’ Daily Mail
‘A perfect example of golden-age mystery traditions with the cobwebs swept away’ Guardian
Verity Browne and Lord Edward Corinth are attending a memorial in Westminster when the service is interrupted by a young woman’s desperate cry for help. Too late, they find Maude Pitt-Messanger’s father slumped in his seat, stabbed to death with an ancient Assyrian dagger.
Verity travels to Swifts Hill, Sir Simon Castlewood’s Kent estate, to investigate the murder, where she begins to discover more about Maud’s father: the old man was selfish and cruel, and had prevented Maude from marrying the man she loved, making his daughter’s life miserable.
When Maud herself is stabbed to death with a dagger from Sir Castlewood archaeological collection, Edward and Verity join forces to unmask the killer. However, Verity’s growing attraction to young German aristocrat Adam von Trott drives a wedge between the two friends – bringing them both unhappiness and endangering the outcome of their investigation…
Praise for David Roberts:
‘A classic murder mystery […] and a most engaging pair of amateur sleuths’ Charles Osborne, author of The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie
‘A really well-crafted and charming mystery story’ Daily Mail
‘A perfect example of golden-age mystery traditions with the cobwebs swept away’ Guardian
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Reviews
A gripping, richly satisfying whodunit with finely observed characters, sparkling with insouciance and stinging menace
A perfect example of golden-age mystery traditions with the cobwebs swept away
A really well-crafted and charming mystery story
A classic murder mystery [...] and a most engaging pair of amateur sleuths
Praise for David Roberts:
Roberts just keeps getting better with each book ... highly recommended for fans of Love in a Cold Climate and Gosford Park
