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Heirs of the Body (häftad, eng)
When a claimant to the title of Lord Darlymple comes to an unexpected sticky end, the cry goes up: ''Was it murder?''
The Honourab...
Produktbeskrivning
When a claimant to the title of Lord Darlymple comes to an unexpected sticky end, the cry goes up: ''Was it murder?''
The Honourable Daisy Dalrymple is recruited by her cousin Edgar - the current Lord Dalrymple - to help him find the next heir to the viscountcyWith the involvement of the family lawyer, they come up with four claimants who, along with Daisy, are invited to Fairacres, the family estate, to celebrate Edgar''s fiftieth birthday.
And they''re a mixed bunch. A hotelier from Scarborough, a diamond merchant from South Africa, a mixed-race boy from Trinidad and a sailor from JamaicaBut then the sailor goes missing... and so begins a series of inexplicable and troubling accidents, resulting in the death of one of the would-be heirs. Daisy and her husband, DCI Alec Fletcher of Scotland Yard, are left wondering who might be behind all of this and, more importantly...
who''s next?
Praise for the Daisy Dalrymple series:
Cunning... appropriate historical detail and witty dialogue are the finishing touches on this engaging 1920s period piece. Publisher''s Weekly
As always, Dunn evokes the life and times of 1920s England while providing a plot that is a cut above the average British cosyThis will delight readers who love country-house mysteries. Booklist
For fans of Dorothy L. Sayers'' novels. Library Journal
Format | Häftad |
Omfång | 304 sidor |
Språk | Engelska |
Förlag | Little, Brown Book Group |
Utgivningsdatum | 2014-03-20 |
ISBN | 9781780331416 |
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Böcker
- Häftad, 304, Engelska, Little, Brown Book Group, 2014-03-20, 9781780331416
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Specifikation
Böcker
- Format Häftad
- Antal sidor 304
- Språk Engelska
- Förlag Little, Brown Book Group
- Utgivningsdatum 2014-03-20
- ISBN 9781780331416