Description
Is it possible for an author to overcome writer's block once he's dead?
September 1926, and Daisy Dalrymple is in Derbyshire, visiting an old school friend who's currently employed by a novelist as his personal secretary. Sylvia Sutherby has asked Daisy to investigate discreetly as she suspects something is seriously amiss with Humphrey Birtwhistle. Upon arrival, Daisy finds a household of relatives and friends all living off the writer's hospitality, as he supports them through his pseudonymous Western sales.
Before Daisy can even begin a bit of decent investigating, however, Birtwhistle dies under suspicious circumstances - and Daisy is now faced with a death to untangle and a household of suspects ... and a husband who is less than pleased to find his wife in the centre of a murder investigation!
'Cunning ... appropriate historical detail and witty dialogue are the finishing touches on this engaging 1920w period piece.' - Publishers Weekly
'For fans of Dorothy L. Sayers' novels.' - Library Journal
September 1926, and Daisy Dalrymple is in Derbyshire, visiting an old school friend who's currently employed by a novelist as his personal secretary. Sylvia Sutherby has asked Daisy to investigate discreetly as she suspects something is seriously amiss with Humphrey Birtwhistle. Upon arrival, Daisy finds a household of relatives and friends all living off the writer's hospitality, as he supports them through his pseudonymous Western sales.
Before Daisy can even begin a bit of decent investigating, however, Birtwhistle dies under suspicious circumstances - and Daisy is now faced with a death to untangle and a household of suspects ... and a husband who is less than pleased to find his wife in the centre of a murder investigation!
'Cunning ... appropriate historical detail and witty dialogue are the finishing touches on this engaging 1920w period piece.' - Publishers Weekly
'For fans of Dorothy L. Sayers' novels.' - Library Journal