- This edition available as an e-book on Amazon Kindle
- ASIN : B01F7QMC8Y
- Publisher : Lucius; 1st edition (July 3, 2016)
- Print length : 275 pages
- Page numbers source ISBN : 1533117829
- Book 7 of 21: Detective Inspector Skelgill Investigates
Synopsis (Amazon)
ONE WEEK AFTER THE DEATH of his 93-year-old twin brother, the reclusive Declan Thomas O’More is found murdered in his study at the ancestral family estate, rambling and isolated Crummock Hall. Suspicion immediately falls upon his five great nieces and nephews, who between them stand to inherit the considerable proceeds of their grandfather’s will - along with a valuable library of antiquarian books, a collection that is Declan’s lifetime work.
And yet each member of this generation - which includes a famous actor and a successful author - is apparently wealthy in their own right. Why would any of them murder their great uncle?
DI Skelgill and his team must unravel a mystery that not only harks back to the tragic drowning of the children’s parents in Crummock Water in the 1980s, but may also have its roots in the despicable Triangular Trade that enriched so many British and Irish merchant families in the eighteenth century.
My Take
Another fairly complex plot, with a bit thrown in about Skelgill's favourite past-time, fly fishing, and quite a lot of British historical information.
There are references to a Christie-like plot with a murder taking place at a remote ancestral estate, blocked in by snow, and Skelgill arriving by helicopter.
As usual, just when you think you have this puzzle solved, you realise two things: 1) that you are only half way through the book and so what is going to occupy us for the rest of the text; and 2) the author has just thrown another line of investigation in, and are we going to have to go overr everything again?
I must admit that the final solution was not one I had seen.
A good series: but take the trouble to start from the very beginning!
My rating: 4.6
I've already read
- 4.4, MURDER IN ADLAND- Skelgill #1
- 4.5, MURDER IN SCHOOL - Skelgill #2
- 4.5, MURDER ON THE EDGE - Skelgill #3
- 4.5, MURDER ON THE LAKE - Skelgill #4
- 4.4, MURDER BY MAGIC - Skelgill #5
- 4.5, MURDER IN THE MIND - Skelgill #6
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