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During a summer tennis fête at the Hasell estate in the village of Thornden, the solicitor Sampson Warrenby is found dead from a gunshot wound. His niece, Mavis, is the first to notice the body, sparking suspicion among the village’s upper crust. With ten local residents—each harboring grievances or secrets—potential suspects, Chief Inspector Hemingway is called to untangle a web of blackmail, rivalry, and jealousy to determine which of the ten murders Warrenby. The case intertwines county social dynamics with a traditional whodunnit mystery.
First publish date: 1953
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Georgette Heyer
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