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Shot in the Dark
Shot in the Dark | Neil Richards, Costello Matthew
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Sussex, England, 1929.Mydworth is a sleepy English market town just 50 miles from London. But things are about to liven up there considerably, when young Sir Harry Mortimer returns home from his government posting in Cairo, with his unconventional American wife - Kat Reilly.No sooner have the two arrived, when a jewel robbery occurs at Harry's aunt's home - Mydworth Manor - ending in one of the thieves being shot...and killed.The local police are baffled by the case. But Harry and Kat have an edge in the hunt for the second thief: not only do they have certain useful "skills" they've both picked up in service of King, President and Country, they also have access to parts of English high society that your average bobby can't reach.Because this Shot in the Dark...could have come from anywhere.
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Shot in the Dark | Neil Richards, Costello Matthew
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All set in 1920‘s England amongst the upper classes, this is a marvellously fun crime thriller from a simpler time. It reminded me of the novels of Josephine Tey and is a must for readers of a classic style mystery. A quick read but packs a lot in. I loved it.

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CarolynM Sounds like my sort of thing. Stacked. 5y
Lel2403 @CarolynM it‘s very good. The author tells me there are 9 in the series yet to come 5y
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