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OverviewCharles was in a vile temper and Anne was catching the full benefit of it. Charles Courtley is a difficult man. Prone to violent outbursts and a bully to his wife and daughters, he has uprooted the family from London to an old manor house in remote East Anglia. Spoilt by his growing wealth and increasingly intolerant of any dissent, Charles enjoys controlling everyone around him. His family, his employees and even the locals - banned from using the traditional footpaths on his forested estate - have multiple reasons to bear a grudge. When Charles is shot dead in a woodland clearing, evidence from an unreliable witness points to Courtley’s secretary, but he has a cast iron alibi and the resulting trial ends in an acquital. A year later, a seemingly innocent death and an odd cenotaph leads Chief Inspector Simon Sturt to reconsider the case. Dorothy Erskine Muir (1889–1977) was one of seventeen children of John Sheepshanks, Bishop of Norwich. She attended Oxford, worked as an academic tutor, and began writing professionally to supplement the family income after the unexpected death of her husband in 1932. Muir published historical biographies and local histories, as well as three accomplished detective novels: In Muffled Night (1933), Five to Five (1934) and In Memory of Charles (1941). Full Product DetailsAuthor: D Erskine Muir , Curtis EvansPublisher: Moonstone Press Imprint: Moonstone Press ISBN: 9781899000449ISBN 10: 1899000445 Pages: 286 Publication Date: 15 November 2021 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction by Curtis Evans I Charles Shows His Temper II Why They Married III Who Was in the Yard? IV Breakfast Party V Scene with a Secretary VI Last Appearance of Charles VII The Shot in the Wood VIII Police on the Scene IX The Pellets X The Handsome Agent XI Finding Traces XII Pamela and the Inspector XIII A Tough Customer XIV Fresh Discoveries at an Inn XV Anne's Strange Story XVI What Was in the Letter? XVII An Arrest XVIII Trial and Error XIX The Monument in the Wood XX The Second Death XXI Mrs. Gwyn's Revelations XXII Drugs XXIII The Accident XXIV At Bay XXV The Third Death XXVI The Last Struggle EpilogueReviewsAuthor InformationDorothy Erskine Muir (1889–1977) was one of seventeen children of John Sheepshanks, Bishop of Norwich. She attended Oxford, worked as an academic tutor, and began writing professionally to supplement the family income after the unexpected death of her husband in 1932. Muir published historical biographies and local histories, as well as three accomplished detective novels: In Muffled Night (1933), Five to Five (1934) and In Memory of Charles (1941). Each is an intricate fictional account based on an unsolved true crime. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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