Legacy of Death

JUDITH CUTLER LEGACY OF DEATH With his lordship's mental health failing, management of his grand country estate has been assigned to a group of trustees, including land agent Matthew Rowsley and his capable wife Harriet. But the smooth running of Thorncroft House is disrupted by a series of unforeseen events. Building work on the estate workers' new cottages is halted by the discovery of Roman remains. Shortly afterwards, the family butler is brutally assaulted and left for dead. A random attack - or was he deliberately targeted? Matters take an even more disturbing turn when Lord Croft's long-lost cousin and heir, Julius Trescothick, arrives from Australia, ready to claim his inheritance. But is he who he claims to be . and what are his true intentions? If they are to preserve Thorncroft House and a way of life that has continued for centuries, Matthew and Harriet must uncover the truth behind Trescothick's identity and solve a series of interlocking mysteries.

Info autore

Judith Cutler, Birmingham's Queen of Crime, is the author of fifty novels, most of them crime series featuring strong women protagonists. Her prize-winning short stories have appeared regularly in anthologies and leading crime fiction magazines. She is married to fellow crime-writer Edward Marston.

Riassunto

Land agent Matthew Rowsley and his capable wife Harriet are part of a group of trustees assigned to manage Thorncroft House - until matters take a disturbing turn when Lord Croft's long-lost cousin and heir, Julius Trescothick, arrives, ready to claim his inheritance. But is he who he claims to be . and what are his true intentions?

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Judith Cutler, Cutler Judith
• Editore: Canongate Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.08.2021
• EAN: 9781780291932
• ISBN: 978-1-78029-193-2
• Pagine: 320
• Serie: A Harriet & Matthew Rowsley mystery; A Harriet & Matthew Rowsley Victorian mystery
• Categorie: Narrativa > Gialli; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth, Historical mysteries, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Traditional, Shropshire, c 1800 to c 1900, Historical crime and mysteries, 1837–1901 (Victorian period), Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives