Sweet Poison

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Synopsis

A murder mystery featuring Lord Edward Corinth and Verity Browne.August 1935. The Duke of Mersham's exclusive party ends in tragedy as General Sir Alistair Craig VC collapses, victim of a poisoned glass of port, just as Lord Edward Corinth and Verity Browne join the soirée. The unlikely pair - the younger son of a duke and a journalist committed to the Communist Party - find common ground as they seek the truth and discover that everyone present that evening, including the Duke of Mersham himself, had motive for wanting Sir Alistair out of the picture.But more deaths will follow before Lord Edward and Verity can get to the bottom of this intriguing mystery...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 gripping, richly satisfying whodunit with finely observed characters, sparkling with insouciance and stinging menace' Peter James'A really well-crafted and charming mystery story' Daily Mail'A perfect example of golden-age mystery traditions with the cobwebs swept away' Guardian

Book details

Series:: Lord Edward Corinth & Verity Browne (Book 1)
Author:: David Roberts
ISBN:: 9781780334240
Related ISBNs:: 9781841194028, 9781472128164
Publisher:: Little, Brown Book Group Limited
Pages:: N/A
Reading age:: Not specified
Includes images:: No
Date of addition:: 2021-04-07
Usage restrictions:: Copyright
Copyright by:: David Roberts
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Categories:: History, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers