Overview
Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder
'Cleverly told ... brilliant character work and plotting up to the usual Symons standard.' --Observer
'An intriguing puzzle centered on identity...' --Publishers Weekly
Lady Wainwright presides over the gothic gloom at Belting, in mourning for her two sons lost in the Second World War. Long afterwards a stranger arrives at Belting, claiming to be the missing David Wainwright--who was not killed after all, but held captive for years in a Russian prison camp. With Lady Wainwright's health fading, her inheritance is at stake, and the family is torn apart by doubts over its mysterious long-lost son. Belting is shadowed by suspicion and intrigue--and then the first body is found.
This atmospheric novel of family secrets, first published in 1964, is by a winner of the CWA Diamond Dagger.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781464210877
- ISBN-10: 146421087X
- Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
- Publish Date: January 2019
- Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.5 pounds
- Page Count: 232
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