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Ruth Dudley Edwards’ fifth book in the satirical series turns a diplomatic gathering into a crime scene when a participant dies from a fall off a battlement during a conference on the Irish problem. The novel lampoons the British establishment while weaving a detective plot around the accidental murder.
First publish date: 2001
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Cozy Mystery
Authors: Ruth Dudley Edwards
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