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When a well-known local socialite’s body is found during a round of golf with his father, Harry Starke suddenly finds himself embroiled in what quickly becomes a very thorny murder investigation. Who killed Angela Hartwell and why? The answers lie somewhere along a twisty-windy path through the patrons and morals of an exclusive golf club where the members are seldom what they seem, and their goals are infinitely more complicated than a simple round of golf. Harry Starke’s investigation takes him into a world he’s very familiar with. A world of affluence, privilege, and corruption.

On a foggy night in Hampstead, London, a party has gathered in an artist's studio to weather the wartime blackout. A civil servant and a government scientist match wits in a game of chess while Bruce Manaton paints the portrait. In the kitchen, Rosanne Manaton prepares tea for the charlady of Mr Folliner. When the murder of 'Old Mr. F' is discovered by his Canadian infantryman nephew, it's not long before Inspector Macdonald of Scotland Yard is called to the scene.

Una serie con estilo fresco y actual que aúna humor, misterio e intriga, con la importancia de los lazos familiares. En el octavo audiolibro de la colección Me, Mum & Mystery, la Agencia Wright se encarga de investigar la desaparición de un valioso rubí, que ha sido robado en la mansión de una de las familias más ricas de Blossom Creek. La resolución parece sencilla, pero la investigación de Emily y Linda sacará a relucir un montón de inimaginables secretos de familia.