A picnic by the lake, an unexpected body and a manor filled with secrets.
When Rex Sutherland and his employer, Eleanor, the Dowager Duchess of Drakeford, stumble upon a body during an afternoon picnic at Bircham Manor, the Dowager’s instincts for sleuthing spring to life. Rather than let a little murder spoil the festivities, she summons her trusted friend, Scotland Yard’s Inspector Whipple, to help investigate.
Invited for a weekend of high tea and high society by her friend Colonel Crispen Percival-Travers, the Dowager now faces a lineup of sophisticated suspects. Love triangles, bitter rivalries, and an endless stream of manor gossip soon reveal themselves, leaving the unlikely trio with more than a few theories. But when a second body is found and a mysterious gentleman arrives with a veiled threat, the stakes become deadlier by the hour.
With wit, charm, and more than a few cream fancies to sustain them, Rex, the Dowager, and Whipple must unravel the clues in time. Will they solve the mystery before the weekend is over?
Dive into A Posh Murder, a deliciously opulent 1920s whodunit filled with intrigue, high-society scandals, and all the cozy charm of a classic Christie-style mystery.
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Praise for the Rex and Dowager
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I absolutely love this book; it's well written, clever, and funny. I hope Keith Finney writes many more stories about Rex and HG.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Can't wait for the next one!
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ …a page-turner from start to finish.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Once again, Keith has written a very entertaining tale centered around the aristocracy, but this time set in 1922.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Wow, Keith... words fail me.
Keith lives in, and writes about, the evocative county of Norfolk, England. 'I've had an interesting working life from selling ice-cream to teaching management studies on cruise ships', says Keith. He began his career in the construction and furniture making industries. Keith spent the final twenty years of his career lecturing in further and higher education. He eventually became Assistant Principal in a large Norfolk college. Now happily retired, Keith spends his time writing mystery stories and making a nuisance of himself at home and with his grandchildren.
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