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Richard Hoysden’s body is found in his country flat with a revolver and a bullet through the head, a scene that looks like suicide. However, the missing tape shows Hoysden confessing to murdering a young woman. With the aid of Lady Drombone—his aunt and a member of Parliament—he hires Carolus Deene, a history teacher with a flair for detective work, to sift through the confusion and uncover the real circumstances of his death.
First publish date: 1961
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Cozy Mystery
Authors: Leo Bruce
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