Murder Most Welcome

Murder Most Welcome

by NicolaSlade (Author)

Synopsis

Outwardly a grieving young Victorian widow, Charlotte Richmond is concealing some scandalous secrets when she arrives at Finchbourne Manor to start a respectable new life with her husband's family.The wealthy Richmonds must never discover that her husband Frampton's recent death in the Indian Mutiny came as a great relief to Charlotte. Nor must they hear about the rumours circulating in the army regarding both his scandalous behaviour and money missing from the officers' mess. His death has also been the subject of speculation and Charlotte must take care not to spill any secrets. Above all she must make certain that nobody in her new life hears of her own adventurous upbringing in Australia, knowing that any whisper about her past would cause her to be sent packing.When the past catches up with Charlotte, and a murder is committed, she begins to fear for her own life.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Publisher: Robert Hale Ltd
Published: 30 May 2008

ISBN 10: 0709085699
ISBN 13: 9780709085690

Author Bio
Nicola Slade had her first short stories published in her twenties and wrote for children and women's magazines for a number of years. Her first novel, Scuba Dancing, was a romantic comedy. With Murder Most Welcome she has turned to historical crime. Besides writing, Nicola is an artist, and helps run a local art group. She has also been a brown owl and an antiques dealer. Nicola lives with her husband in Hampshire with their elderly cat. Their three children live nearby with their families.