ISBN: | 9780425102312 |
Publisher: | Berkley |
Format: | Paperback |
Links | Australian Libraries (Trove) |
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Tragedy befalls the Carter family following an eventful visit from a Russian prince and a scandalous blackmail letterThe superlatively analytical Inspector Hemingway is confronted by a murder that seems impossible?no one was near the murder weapon at the time the shot was fired. Everyone on the scene seems to have a motive, not to mention the wherewithal to commit murder, and alibis that simply don't hold up.The inspector is sorely tried by a wide variety of suspects, including the neglected widow, the neighbor who's in love with her, her resentful daughter, and a patently phony Russian prince preying on the widow's emotional vulnerability and social aspirations. And then there's the blackmail plot that may?or may not?be at the heart of the case….
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