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A first UK edition hardback with a stated first published in Great Britain and the USA in 2023. Read once very carefully. Unpriced dustjacket which is the norm now for Severn House books. Tiny chip at top right-hand corner of front cover caused in transit. Pictorial boards.
A Harriet and Matthew Rowsley Victorian Mystery.
SYNOPSIS: “June 1861, Victorian England. A house full of academics should imply calm and quiet, but much to housekeeper Harriet Rowsley’s dismay some of the guests seem to have problems with the estate’s unconventional practices and aren’t afraid of voicing their concerns. Having Harriet and her husband and interim estate manager Matthew as the hosts of Thorncroft House, while his lordship is ill and the trustees are seeking for his heir, is obviously not to everyone’s taste!
But Harriet won’t let their patronising opinions get in the way of running the household as it was entrusted to her. She and her husband seem to have things under control until a series of unusual accidents occur around them. To make matters worse and more pressing, one of these accidents proves fatal…”
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