Secrets in the Stones (Dr. Thomas Silkstone Mysteries, Book 6)

Tessa Harris

ISBN 10: 1504673026 ISBN 13: 9781504673020

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc., 2016

Synopsis

[Read by Simon Vance]

Newly released from the notorious asylum known as Bedlam, Lady Lydia Farrell finds herself in an equally terrifying position-- as a murder suspect-- when she stumbles upon the body of Sir Montagu Malthus at Boughton Hall. Meanwhile, Dr. Thomas Silkstone has been injured in a duel with a man who may or may not have committed the grisly deed of which Lydia is accused. Despite his injury, Thomas hopes to clear his beloved's good name by conducting a postmortem on the victim. With a bit of detective work, he learns that Montagu's throat was slit by no ordinary blade, rather a Sikh dagger from India that may be connected to the fabled lost mines of Golconda.

About this title

About the Author:

Tessa Harris, an English author with a history degree from Oxford University, spent years working for women's magazines. She is regularly heard on local BBC radio and over the years has interviewed such people as Margaret Thatcher, Jeffrey Archer, Anthony Hopkins, Susan Hampshire, Alan Titchmarsh, Jackie Stewart, Boris Johnson, and Uri Geller.

Review:

A densely plotted yarn about a crafty 18th-century poisoner wreaking havoc on the Oxfordshire estate of a noble family ... we await - indeed, demand - the sequel New York Times The author will have you flipping the pages at each unexpected turn in the plot. The novel is an absorbing read with a shocking twist at the end Historical Novel Society Harris has more than a few tricks up her sleeve, and even veteran armchair puzzle solvers are likely to be surprised Publishers Weekly

About this edition

• Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1504673026
• ISBN 13: 9781504673020
• Binding: Audio CD
• Number of pages: 1