Author:
Narrator: Ulli Birve
Format: Unabridged-MP3, Paperback, Unabridged-CD
Publisher: Bolinda Audio
Published: Dec 2014
Genre: Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Traditional British
Retail Price: $14.99
Discs: 1
Tragedy befalls the Carter family following an eventful visit from a Russian prince and a scandalous blackmail letter
The superlatively analytical Inspector Hemingway is confronted by a murder that seems impossible—no one was near the murder weapon at the time the shot was fired. Everyone on the scene seems to have a motive, not to mention the wherewithal to commit murder, and alibis that simply don't hold up.
The inspector is sorely tried by a wide variety of suspects, including the neglected widow, the neighbor who's in love with her, her resentful daughter, and a patently phony Russian prince preying on the widow's emotional vulnerability and social aspirations. And then there's the blackmail plot that may—or may not—be at the heart of the case….