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The tranquil morning routine at Fisher College, nestled between St. John's and Trinity College in Cambridge, is shattered when a body is found across the path. The victim, a college porter, becomes the focus of a murder investigation that soon reveals the Dean of the college is missing. The search for the culprit is carried out in tandem by local police and Sir Richard Cherrington, Vice-President of Fisher College and an eminent but slightly eccentric archaeologist with a penchant for amateur detection. Cherrington’s unique blend of scholarly curiosity and detective instincts guides the inquiry through the storied halls of Fisher, while the sunlit, historic corridors of Cambridge provide a resonant backdrop for the unfolding intrigue. "The Cambridge Murders" blends classic detective tropes with the atmosphere of an English collegiate setting, offering readers a cerebral whodunnit set against the storied academic landscape of Cambridge.
First publish date: 1948
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Cozy Mystery
Authors: Glyn Edmund Daniel
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