The Grenadillo Box
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Author: Janet Gleeson
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 416
It is New Year's Day, 1755 and Nathaniel Hopson, journeyman to the famous cabinetmaker, Thomas Chippendale, finds himself drawn into a chilling affair. While working at the country home of Lord Montfort, Nathaniel discovers his patron shot dead in his magnificent new library. The conclusion is obvious; Montfort burdened with gambling debts and recently possessed of a melancholic nature, must have taken his own life. Nathaniel, however, is not convinced. The gun near Montfort's hand suggests suicide, but what of the blood on the windowsill and the confusion of footprints on the library floor? And there is another strange detail- Lord Montfort was found clutching a small and elaborately carved box of grenadillo wood. Does the answer to this most baffling of mysteries lie within this unusual keepsake? No sooner has Nathaniel been set up as a most unlikely investigator than another body is found, frozen and cruelly mutilated. Nathaniels' detachment is shattered. He knows the victim well - but what was he doing on Montfort''s country estate? Nathaniel's investigation will take him from the drawing rooms of the aristocracy to the slums of Fleet Street and the archives of Londo
Author: Janet Gleeson
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 416
It is New Year's Day, 1755 and Nathaniel Hopson, journeyman to the famous cabinetmaker, Thomas Chippendale, finds himself drawn into a chilling affair. While working at the country home of Lord Montfort, Nathaniel discovers his patron shot dead in his magnificent new library. The conclusion is obvious; Montfort burdened with gambling debts and recently possessed of a melancholic nature, must have taken his own life. Nathaniel, however, is not convinced. The gun near Montfort's hand suggests suicide, but what of the blood on the windowsill and the confusion of footprints on the library floor? And there is another strange detail- Lord Montfort was found clutching a small and elaborately carved box of grenadillo wood. Does the answer to this most baffling of mysteries lie within this unusual keepsake? No sooner has Nathaniel been set up as a most unlikely investigator than another body is found, frozen and cruelly mutilated. Nathaniels' detachment is shattered. He knows the victim well - but what was he doing on Montfort''s country estate? Nathaniel's investigation will take him from the drawing rooms of the aristocracy to the slums of Fleet Street and the archives of Londo
Format: Paperback
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Janet Gleeson
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 416
It is New Year's Day, 1755 and Nathaniel Hopson, journeyman to the famous cabinetmaker, Thomas Chippendale, finds himself drawn into a chilling affair. While working at the country home of Lord Montfort, Nathaniel discovers his patron shot dead in his magnificent new library. The conclusion is obvious; Montfort burdened with gambling debts and recently possessed of a melancholic nature, must have taken his own life. Nathaniel, however, is not convinced. The gun near Montfort's hand suggests suicide, but what of the blood on the windowsill and the confusion of footprints on the library floor? And there is another strange detail- Lord Montfort was found clutching a small and elaborately carved box of grenadillo wood. Does the answer to this most baffling of mysteries lie within this unusual keepsake? No sooner has Nathaniel been set up as a most unlikely investigator than another body is found, frozen and cruelly mutilated. Nathaniels' detachment is shattered. He knows the victim well - but what was he doing on Montfort''s country estate? Nathaniel's investigation will take him from the drawing rooms of the aristocracy to the slums of Fleet Street and the archives of Londo
Author: Janet Gleeson
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 416
It is New Year's Day, 1755 and Nathaniel Hopson, journeyman to the famous cabinetmaker, Thomas Chippendale, finds himself drawn into a chilling affair. While working at the country home of Lord Montfort, Nathaniel discovers his patron shot dead in his magnificent new library. The conclusion is obvious; Montfort burdened with gambling debts and recently possessed of a melancholic nature, must have taken his own life. Nathaniel, however, is not convinced. The gun near Montfort's hand suggests suicide, but what of the blood on the windowsill and the confusion of footprints on the library floor? And there is another strange detail- Lord Montfort was found clutching a small and elaborately carved box of grenadillo wood. Does the answer to this most baffling of mysteries lie within this unusual keepsake? No sooner has Nathaniel been set up as a most unlikely investigator than another body is found, frozen and cruelly mutilated. Nathaniels' detachment is shattered. He knows the victim well - but what was he doing on Montfort''s country estate? Nathaniel's investigation will take him from the drawing rooms of the aristocracy to the slums of Fleet Street and the archives of Londo
The Grenadillo Box