The Book of the Dead
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Playwright and amateur detective Augustus Maltravers finds himself stranded in remote Cumbrian moorland when he seeks shelter from a storm at the sinister Gothic manor Carwelton Hall. The disappearance of a priceless family manuscript and a shocking murder soon draw him into a dangerous investigation. Robert Richardson has written two previous mystery stories featuring Augustus Maltravers, "Bellringer Street" and "The Latimer Mercy", which won the John Creasey Memorial Award.
Author: Robert Richardson
Format: Hardback, 192 pages, 129mm x 198mm
Published: 1989, Orion Publishing Co, United Kingdom
Genre: Crime, Thriller & Adventure
Playwright and amateur detective Augustus Maltravers finds himself stranded in remote Cumbrian moorland when he seeks shelter from a storm at the sinister Gothic manor Carwelton Hall. The disappearance of a priceless family manuscript and a shocking murder soon draw him into a dangerous investigation. Robert Richardson has written two previous mystery stories featuring Augustus Maltravers, "Bellringer Street" and "The Latimer Mercy", which won the John Creasey Memorial Award.