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Henry Twyst, the eighteenth Duke of Chellingworth, worries that his mother’s unsettling claim of seeing a corpse on the dining-room floor is a sign of madness. With only a bloodied bobble hat as evidence, he enlists the WISE Enquiries Agency. Comprised of a Welsh, Irish, Scottish, and English sleuth, the team must untangle the truth behind events at the Chellingworth Estate, located amid the rolling Welsh countryside near the village of Anwen by Wye. Their investigation reveals a darker, complex web of danger and death than anyone anticipated.
First publish date: 2015
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Cathy Ace
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