A body is discovered at Maxstead Court School for Girls and DI Reardon investigates. He finds the school a hotbed of scandalous secrets and schoolgirl cruelty. As he pursues his enquiries, it is clear that the victim was not who she claimed to be and Reardon is convinced that more than one member of staff is not telling him the truth.
Born in Yorkshire, Marjorie Eccles is the author of many crime novels, including the 'Gill Mayo' mystery series, and some romantic fiction.
Title: The Property of Lies (A Herbert Reardon Mystery)
Author: Eccles, Marjorie
ISBN: 9781847518279
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Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
Publication Date: 2018-12-28
Number of Pages: 240
Weight: 0.2491 kg
Eccles entertaining historical mystery series combines nicely rendered period detail along with a complex murder and a completely unexpected ending. * Booklist *
The clues are clearly presented, but the ending will still come as a surprise * Publishers Weekly *