by Georgette Heyer (Author)
The death of Adam Penhallow on the eve of his birthday seems, at first, to be by natural causes. He was elderly after all. But Penhallow wasn't well liked. He had ruled over his estate with an iron will and a sharp tongue. He had played one relative off against another. He was so bad tempered and mean that both his servants and his family hated him. It soon transpires that far from being a peaceful death, Penhallow was, in fact, murdered, and poisoned. With his family gathered to celebrate his birthday, and servants that both feared and despised him, there are more than a dozen prime suspects. But which one of them turned hatred into murder?
Format: Paperback
Pages: 448
Publisher: Arrow
Published: 04 Jan 2007
ISBN 10: 0099493683
ISBN 13: 9780099493686
Book Overview: Georgette Heyer's brilliant and highly acclaimed series of detective novels, now in a handsome new package