Bibliograph

The stately home murder, Catherine Aird

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The stately home murder, Catherine Aird

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The stately home murder

Medium

electronic resource eBook

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Catherine Aird

Series statement

Sloan and Crosby mystery, book 3

Summary

A dead body in a case of armor, a once-wealthy earl with lots to hide, a sprawling estate stacked with witnesses¡.¡.¡. it's another head-scratcher of a case for Detective Inspector C. D. Sloan in this intriguing mystery by CWA Diamond Dagger winner Catherine Aird It is the early 1970s, and times are tough in the upper reaches of British society. To survive the changing times, the Earl of Ornum has done the previously unthinkable and opened his estate to wandering tourists. One day, a hyperactive little boy and his family are roaming Ornum House delightedly. The curious tyke sees a full suit of armor and lifts the visor¡.¡.¡. only to see a face staring out at him. ¡ As Detective Inspector C. D. Sloan soon finds, the man in the suit of armor is dead-and there's a slew of suspects waiting to be interviewed. Was it the ditzy duchess? The disappointing nephew? One of the servants? The earl himself? It's up to Sloan and his wisecracking sidekick, Detective Constable Crosby, to find out before the murderer strikes again

Target audience

adult

Contributor