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Great Aunt Caroline Faraday keeps her old Cambridge residence locked in rigid Victorian propriety, forbidding motorcars and casual tea. The Faraday children, now middle‑aged and financially dependent on her, squabble beneath her austere rule. The family’s peace shatters when nephew Andrew vanishes after church only to be found dead in a secluded stream, and later, Julia is poisoned by her own cup of tea. Their untimely deaths compel Caroline to hire the eminent, if not fully respectable, detective Albert Campion. Campion must navigate the tense family dynamics and uncover a shocking conspiracy among the Faraday relatives, eager to keep their secrets hidden while the world outside slowly intrudes into their parlour.
First publish date: February 15, 2007
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Margery Allingham
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