Murder Served Cold

The theft of a painting takes crime-writer sleuth Donald Langham to a country house full of seething tensions, resentment and dark secrets.

November, 1956. Lord Elsmere, an old friend of Donald Langham's literary agent, Charles Elder, is in a pickle - his favourite painting, a Gainsborough, has been stolen from under his nose. What's more, there's no evidence of a break-in. The family heirloom was recently re-insured for a hefty price, and Elsmere is struggling financially. Could he have staged the theft, or was it taken by one of the guests?

Old Major Rutherford, evasive beauty Rebecca Miles, Dutch war hero Patrick Verlinden, Elsmere's son Dudley Mariner and his statuesque sculpture fianc e, Esmeralda Bellamy, are all guests at the manor. But who would steal the painting, and why?

Private investigators Langham and Ralph Ryland take on the case and soon uncover seething animosities, jealousy, secrets and deception, before events take a shocking turn...

Author: Eric Brown
Publisher: Severn House Publishers
Published: 04/01/2019
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.90w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780727888525

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2019
Publishers Weekly 02/04/2019
Booklist 03/01/2019 pg. 28