A kind of locked bedroom mystery. . . . Dickinsons view of the royals isedgy and of course shaped by our times.The Poisoned PenFine prose highsociety and comple... » 

A kind of locked bedroom mystery. . . . Dickinsons view of the royals isedgy and of course shaped by our times.The Poisoned PenFine prose highsociety and complex plot recommend this series.Library JournalA sinistersecret at the heart of Compton Cathedral leads to murder.England 1901. Thecathedral in the town of Compton in the west of England is preparing tocelebrate a very special anniversary one thousand years of Christian worship.But a few weeks before the main ceremonies at Easter the chancellor of thecathedral dies under mysterious circumstances. No one except the doctor andthe undertaker is allowed to view the corpse. It turns out that the chancellorwas one of the richest men in England. His sister suspects foul play so thediscreet and wellbred investigator Lord Francis Powerscourt is called in. Hebegins to suspect that a terrible secret lies hidden in the cathedral. Thenthere is a truly dreadful incident the dead body of one of the choristers isdiscovered turning on the great spit in the Vicars Hall kitchen.BothPowerscourt and his wife Lady Lucy are at risk of their lives before heuncovers the astonishing secret of Compton Minster and unmasks a brutal killer. «