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Thames Valley Mystery #18
Last to Leave
Carlton Dellar, the esteemed poet, couldn't have hoped for a more eventful eightieth birthday. His extended family has gathered under the reproachful eye of his wife to celebrate what is silently suspected to be his last year. Hours later, the guests gather on the lawns in confusion as Larchmoor Place burns to the ground. Worse, Carlton's niece is unaccounted for and her twin brother is brutally assaulted and now lies unconscious in the hospital.
Superintendent Mike Yeadings of the Thames Valley CID strongly suspects arson, a feeling intensified when he learns that the guest list included the aging poet's brother Matthew, one of the country's most powerful and successful senior prosecutors. But as the family is questioned, it becomes clear to Yeadings and his team that perhaps Matthew Dellar is not the only member to be at risk from secret enmity and undercurrents of jealousy and frustration. And when a search of the wreckage uncovers a charred corpse, the enquiry steps up another level as they attempt to find a murderer.
The tenth installment in this enthralling series, Last to Leave is an accomplished investigative drama from a British author of tried and true talent.
Superintendent Mike Yeadings of the Thames Valley CID strongly suspects arson, a feeling intensified when he learns that the guest list included the aging poet's brother Matthew, one of the country's most powerful and successful senior prosecutors. But as the family is questioned, it becomes clear to Yeadings and his team that perhaps Matthew Dellar is not the only member to be at risk from secret enmity and undercurrents of jealousy and frustration. And when a search of the wreckage uncovers a charred corpse, the enquiry steps up another level as they attempt to find a murderer.
The tenth installment in this enthralling series, Last to Leave is an accomplished investigative drama from a British author of tried and true talent.
- GenresMystery
272 pages, Hardcover
First published November 29, 2005
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About the author
Clare Curzon
48 books7 followersEileen-Marie Duell Buchanan (1922-2010) was a British author who specialized in writing literature belonging to the mystery, suspense, or detective genre. She wrote under a number of pseudonyms, including Marie Buchanan, Marie Duell, Clare Curzon and Rhona Petrie. She studied French and psychology at King's College in London.
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February 4, 2020
I usually read series in order, but the Curzons are a bit harder to get than the more current series. I like the characters in this series, but this installment had so many characters I had a hard time keeping track. With multi-generational families and steps, there were just too many people to remember relationships and histories.
That said, a good mystery with lots of fine red herrings.
That said, a good mystery with lots of fine red herrings.
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