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Inspector Drewes #3
His Last Confession
February 1870.
Inspector Drewes of the Dawfield police force is spending an uninteresting evening at his desk.
Uninteresting, that is, until he gets a visit from his former constable, Withers, who has just heard an intriguing deathbed confession given by a notorious thief.
The confession sparks a huge investigation and Inspector Drewes finds himself at the helm, capably assisted by Withers, who proves a master of disguise.
They discover that three possible murders and a spate of thefts have gone unsolved by the police. They need to find the perpetrator - and fast.
Things only get more difficult for Drewes when it turns our that the thief has targeted his own family: an heirloom necklace passed down from his mother has gone missing.
Drewes’ investigations take him from the high-society parties of the era to the servants’ quarters of the houses they are held in, as he leaves no stone unturned – and no method of investigation untried – in his quest to solve this most complex and fascinating of cases…
‘His Last Confession’ is a brilliant re-imagining of the classic Victorian detective story that will captivate readers from the first page to the last.
“A gripping murder mystery and thrilling read I would thoroughly recommend.” – Richard Foreman, best-selling author of the Raffles series.
Mel Hodgkinson is a writer. She lives in Shropshire with her husband and two sons. Her books include the best-selling 'Shattered Clues'.
Endeavour Press is the UK’s leading digital publisher.
Inspector Drewes of the Dawfield police force is spending an uninteresting evening at his desk.
Uninteresting, that is, until he gets a visit from his former constable, Withers, who has just heard an intriguing deathbed confession given by a notorious thief.
The confession sparks a huge investigation and Inspector Drewes finds himself at the helm, capably assisted by Withers, who proves a master of disguise.
They discover that three possible murders and a spate of thefts have gone unsolved by the police. They need to find the perpetrator - and fast.
Things only get more difficult for Drewes when it turns our that the thief has targeted his own family: an heirloom necklace passed down from his mother has gone missing.
Drewes’ investigations take him from the high-society parties of the era to the servants’ quarters of the houses they are held in, as he leaves no stone unturned – and no method of investigation untried – in his quest to solve this most complex and fascinating of cases…
‘His Last Confession’ is a brilliant re-imagining of the classic Victorian detective story that will captivate readers from the first page to the last.
“A gripping murder mystery and thrilling read I would thoroughly recommend.” – Richard Foreman, best-selling author of the Raffles series.
Mel Hodgkinson is a writer. She lives in Shropshire with her husband and two sons. Her books include the best-selling 'Shattered Clues'.
Endeavour Press is the UK’s leading digital publisher.
216 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 27, 2014
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November 30, 2018
FREE from Endeavor Press/Media Ltd. ~ Brilliant! This is the kind of murder~mystery~thriller that I truly like. The kind that allows you to read at a slower pace and makes you think and look closely at the characteristic traits of each person as they are introduced into the story. Whilst I may have formed some theories about the culprits, I have some things wrong and I really do not have the whole picture until the very end. So It is quite FUN to be with Inspector Drewes every step of the way until he could bring it to a most satisfactory conclusion. Plus I also like that it is set in 1870 more than a hundred years ago before we all have these gadgets and man is set on relying on his own abilities (and the employment of his own mental capacities) in solving crimes. This book also reminds me of Agatha Christie's works though her settings were mid~20th century or thereabouts.
August 31, 2019
1870. A death bed confession by thief Harry Parkes, and heard by ex-constable, now private detective Withers, leads Withers to the office of Inspector Drewes. Where he starts an investigation into jewels thefts and the possible murder of three men. Helped in the case by Withers.
An enyoyable investigation and murder mystery
An enyoyable investigation and murder mystery
February 17, 2019
I liked this book. I like reading police inspector who done its. You will like it too!
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