L'irresistibile scrittore detective Marius Quin e l'arguta Bella Montague tornano a indagare su un giallo elegantemente architettato e impossibile da dimenticare.Inghilterra, 1928. A Hurtwood, piccolo paese che sembra uscito da una cartolina d'epoca, non succede poi molto. Tra siepi curate e tè pomeridiani, la vita scorre piacevole, almeno fino a quando i tre cugini della rispettabile famiglia Heaton iniziano a ricevere lettere anonime cariche di odio e minacce.

Una nuova indagine per la formidabile e amatissima coppia di Marius Quin e Lady Bella Montague, un nuovo ingegnoso intrigo ambientato nell'Inghilterra degli anni '20.Un funzionario rapito, un diplomatico ucciso, un assassino da trovare…Quando Marius Quin, scrittore di gialli e detective dilettante, e la sua inseparabile compagna d'indagini Lady Bella Montague vengono ingaggiati per ritrovare un funzionario pubblico scomparso, si mettono subito al lavoro. No...

Un giallo spiritoso e arguto, perfetto per i fan di Agatha Christie, Alexandra Benedict e della serie Miss Bee di Alessia Gazzola.Dicembre 1927. Lo scrittore di romanzi gialli Marius Quin ha all'attivo un bestseller, un mutuo da pagare e nessuna idea su come scrivere il suo prossimo libro. Quando il suo grande amore di gioventù, Lady Isabella Montague, lo invita a una piccola festa di Capodanno tra amici, Marius coglie al volo l'occasione per distrarsi e, soprattut...

The snow falls, carollers sing, and a killer plots his next move...London, 1928. Marius Quin and Lady Bella Montague are ready for a quiet Christmas when they learn that Bella's beloved Aunt Adele has met a shocking end in her picture-perfect cottage. Immediately heading for Holly Village, the enclave of retired aristocrats and eccentric pensioners where Adele lived, they discover that her death was far from natural.The dead woman's pricele...

Some friendships you outgrow. Some you outlive...Bridget is suffocating. Trapped by the monotony of her everyday life and the relentless bills landing on her doormat. So when an old friend invites her for a week on his superyacht, she jumps at the chance to escape. Champagne at sunset. Turquoise waters. A reunion with friends who were once inseparable, before fame, heartbreak, and failure tore them apart.But the dream shatters fast.The first death l...

A snowy English village with a thousand secrets, bad Christmas presents, far too many decorations and a string of inexplicable murders...England, 1928. When a much unloved miser dies in the village of Kilston Down, no one suspects foul play – except for famed sleuth Lord Edgington, who may just be looking for a way to avoid his awful in-laws over Christmas. But after several unconnected villagers mysteriously die in their beds, the great detective ...

Everyone wanted a piece of the world’s most beloved film star, but who finally took it?Italy, 1929. When renowned detective Lord Edgington boards a luxurious night train in Rome, he hopes for attentive service, fine food and perhaps a chance to read his book. But a short distance into the journey, screen siren Geraldine de la Forge is slain in her sleeping compartment, and the master sleuth is put to the test.Adored the world over, Geraldin...

A little music, a little dancing, a little murder at the spring ball.England, 1925. After years shut away from the world, former detective Lord Edgington of Cranley Hall plans a grand ball to celebrate his seventy-fifth birthday. But when someone starts bumping off members of his scheming family, the old man enlists his teenage grandson to help find the killer, before one of them is next.The mismatched duo must pick the culprit from a gaggl...

A historic castle in the Tuscan countryside, picturesque vineyards, lines of cypress trees, and an eccentric Englishman falling from the belltower.Italy, 1929. No sooner have master sleuth Lord Edgington and his grandson-apprentice begun their grand tour of Europe than a wealthy landowner turns up dead. On arriving at the palatial Castello di Montegufoni, the duo must uncover the owner’s secrets and pick from a host of dubious suspects to find out ...

A woman disappears in suspicious circumstances, the obvious suspect is murdered, and a family tears itself apart.When master sleuth Lord Edgington is called to investigate the disappearance of a politician’s wife at a beauty spot in the countryside, things go badly from the outset. A bloody and abandoned car hints at a dark fate for the missing woman, and when her husband forbids the detectives from entering his property, there is only one conclusion to draw.

A grand house in the country, three rival sisters, and a dead man in the garden… It sounds like a case for Lord Edgington.On a trip to meet a family of well-known authors in the English countryside, Lord Edgington of Cranley Hall (along with his well-meaning grandson and their very loyal golden retriever) is faced with the puzzling case of an elderly man thrown from a window, a life-long rivalry and a death foretold in mystery writer’s novel. Will the famous sleuth...

A murder on the stage of a packed theatre, a company of actors ripped apart by rivalries, and a secret that has simmered for decades.England, 1927. When an actor is killed during the performance of a new mystery play, his colleagues refuse to believe it was an accident and turn to Lord Edgington for help. The renowned detective must navigate a labyrinth of deceit to solve the crime, but when every possible culprit is on the cast list, it’s hard to ...