The Shortest Way to Hades
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The Shortest Way to Hades
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Lorna Bennett
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Sarah Caudwell
“Sarah Caudwell is one of my very favorite mystery writers.”—A. J. Finn, New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window
Die first, pay later.
It seemed the perfect way to avoid three million in taxes on a five-million-pound estate: change the trust arrangement. Everyone in the family agreed to support the heiress, the ravishing raven-haired Camilla Galloway, in her court petition—except dreary Cousin Deirdre, who suddenly demanded a small fortune for her signature.
Then Deirdre had a terrible accident. That was when the young London barristers handling the trust—Cantrip, Selena, Timothy, Ragwort, and Julia—summoned their Oxford friend Professor Hilary Tamar to Lincoln’s Inn. Julia thinks it’s murder. Hilary demurs. Why didn’t the heiress die? But when the accidents escalate and they learn of the naked lunch at Uncle Rupert’s, Hilary the Scholar embarks on the most perilous quest of all: the truth.
Don’t miss any of Sarah Caudwell’s riveting Hilary Tamar mysteries:
THUS WAS ADONIS MURDERED • THE SHORTEST WAY TO HADES • THE SIRENS SANG OF MURDER • THE SIBYL IN HER GRAVE
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Critic reviews
Praise for Thus Was Adonis Murdered
“A tour de force . . . a hilarious comedy of manners.”—St. Louis Post-Dispatch
“An absolutely delightful mystery—erudite, witty, believable.”—The Arizona Daily Star
“Witty . . . clever . . . an elaborately plotted, very English and charming story.”—Publishers Weekly
“Caudwell’s light touch and the puzzle she presents make for a diverting tale.”—The Washington Post Book World
“A finely honed, icily witty gem of detective fiction.”—Mystery News
“A tour de force . . . a hilarious comedy of manners.”—St. Louis Post-Dispatch
“An absolutely delightful mystery—erudite, witty, believable.”—The Arizona Daily Star
“Witty . . . clever . . . an elaborately plotted, very English and charming story.”—Publishers Weekly
“Caudwell’s light touch and the puzzle she presents make for a diverting tale.”—The Washington Post Book World
“A finely honed, icily witty gem of detective fiction.”—Mystery News
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