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During a grand pageant at Frimley Manor, the re‑enactment of Queen Anne’s 1705 visit attracts crowds, but midnight finds a dying man in the sedan chair and Mrs. Cresswell’s pearl necklace gone. Ex‑Secret Service Captain Roger Bristow, joined by Superintendent Kinch, launch an investigation that pits Sonia Fullinger, Sir Harry’s daughter’s friend, against Leonard Curtis, the vicar’s wayward nephew. With a gold lace, a lost handkerchief, a key and an abandoned car as the only evidentiary crumbs, the detectives must piece together motive, opportunity, and alibi to solve the murder. The novel blends old‑fashioned police work with sharp deduction, offering readers a classic Golden Age mystery set against the ornate backdrop of an English country estate.
First publish date: 1985
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Victor L. Whitechurch
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