Since the end of the 19th century, the Oakley family has lived in the shadow of crime. In 1889 Cora Oakley died by inhaling a poisonous gas in her sleep, and her husband William was put on trial for the murder. Now 100 years later, a man claiming to be his great grandson is killed the same way, and Markby must find the killer...
Since the end of the 19th century, the Oakley family has lived in the shadow of crime. In 1889 Cora Oakley died by inhaling a poisonous gas in her sle...
Alan Markby and Meredith Mitchell tackle a new case when a middle-aged woman starts to receive poison pen letters relating to a murder of which she was acquitted when she was 20. But this mystery is not the only thing they need to resolve. There's also the question of their own on-off relationship.
Alan Markby and Meredith Mitchell tackle a new case when a middle-aged woman starts to receive poison pen letters relating to a murder of which she wa...
Lucas Burton hates the countryside. To him it's nothing but mud, muck and dead things. And he's right. When he turns up at a deserted farm in the middle of nowhere hoping to conduct a lucrative business deal he stumbles across the body of a dead girl. And that's just the start of his problems.
Lucas Burton hates the countryside. To him it's nothing but mud, muck and dead things. And he's right. When he turns up at a deserted farm in the midd...
The second novel featuring Lizzie Martin, lady's companion, and her friend, Inspector Ben Ross of Scotland Yard. Lizzie travels to the New Forest to comfort a young woman whose baby has tragically died. Then a rat-catcher is found murdered in the garden, and the young woman is discovered, covered in blood, beside the body.
The second novel featuring Lizzie Martin, lady's companion, and her friend, Inspector Ben Ross of Scotland Yard. Lizzie travels to the New Forest to c...
