The Ewe Lamb

Inspector Finch #16

by Margaret Erskine

The dark labyrinthine halls of Old House concealed a terrible secret. Victoria felt it -- threatening, ugly. A few hours after learning the truth, she was dead.

Kate suspected that her cousin Victoria's death was not accidental, as reported. Determined to investigate, she applied for her cousin's former job as tourist guide at the historic old mansion owned by the Staveling family -- handsome, debonair Robert; his frigid wife, Edith; and their disturbed teenage nephew, Nicollo.

But as Kate probed deeper into the tangled, mysterious affairs of the Staveling family, the shadow of her own doom lengthened in the halls of Old House...

Once again Inspector Septimus Finch steps in to unravel the bizarre entanglement that has already cost one girl her life, and might now claim another.

Genres: Gothic, Mystery

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1968

About the author

Margaret Erskine (1901-1984) was the pseudonym of Margaret Wetherby Williams, who was born in Ontario, Canada and grew up in Devon. Her series character was Inspector Septimus Finch.

Reviews

[Sharen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This novel about two girls/women in England is much more than an entertaining story about friendship. It reveals how their lives become intertwined from childhood onwards and how they cope with the various crises in their lives. A slow start, yet with empathy, it draws the reader in. Deals with critical life issues as well as exposing the prevalent attitudes towards girls and women in the mid-twentieth century.