Deadly Inheritance of Everest Macdonald: This year's most thrilling historical mystery ... by the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Betrayal of Thomas True (Signed Edition + Spredge)
Deadly Inheritance of Everest Macdonald: This year's most thrilling historical mystery ... by the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Betrayal of Thomas True (Signed Edition + Spredge)
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1917. As the Great War rages on the continent, Everest Macdonald is summoned to her father's deathbed and entrusted with a final urgent request: she must uncover the truth behind the murder of her uncle, the celebrated Victorian actor William Terriss, a crime that has haunted her family for twenty years. In 1897, Terriss was stabbed to death outside London's Adelphi Theatre, a killing that shocked Victorian society. The murderer was swiftly arrested and confined to Broadmoor, the case declared closed. Yet, years later, a sealed package of evidence is passed to Everest by her dying father, which casts doubt on the official verdict and the haste with which it was reached. Drawn back to wartime London, with her husband and children left behind, Everest begins her investigation, following a trail that leads her into the world of late-Victorian theatre, where fame and fortune mask obsession, envy and cruelty. With time running out and her father's strength failing, Everest must uncover what really happened on the night Terriss died, and shed light on the unsettling legacy he left behind.
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9781472643933
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Orenda Books
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Height: 241 mm
Width: 162 mm