Last to Leave

Synopsis

CARLTON DELLAR. THE ESTEEMED POET, couldn't have hoped for a more eventful eightieth birthday. His extended family has gathered under the reproachful eye of his wife to celebrate what is silently suspected to be his last year. Hours later, the guests gather on the lawns in confusion as Larchmoor Place burns to the ground. Worse, Carlton's niece is unaccounted for and her twin brother has been brutally assaulted and now lies unconscious in the hospital. Superintendent Mike Yearlings of the Thames Valley CID strongly suspects arson, a feeling intensified when he learns that the guest list included the aging poet's brother Matthew, one of the country's most powerful and successful senior prosecutors. But as the family is questioned, it becomes clear to Yearlings and his team that perhaps Matthew Dellar is not the only member to be at risk from secret enmity and undercurrents of jealousy and frustration. And when a search of the wreckage uncovers a charred corpse, the enquiry steps up another level as they attempt to find a murderer. The tenth installment in this enthralling series, Last to Leave is an accomplished investigative drama from a British author of tried and true talent. CARLTON DELLAR. THE ESTEEMED POET, couldn't have hoped for a more eventful eightieth birthday. His extended family has gathered under the reproachful eye of his wife to celebrate what is silently suspected to be his last year. Hours later, the guests gather on the lawns in confusion as Larchmoor Place burns to the ground. Worse, Carlton's niece is unaccounted for and her twin brother has been brutally assaulted and now lies unconscious in the hospital. Superintendent Mike Yearlings of the Thames Valley CID strongly suspects arson, a feeling intensified when he learns that the guest list included the aging poet's brother Matthew, one of the country's most powerful and successful senior prosecutors. But as the family is questioned, it becomes clear to Yearlings and his team that perhaps Matthew Dellar is not the only member to be at risk from secret enmity and undercurrents of jealousy and frustration. And when a search of the wreckage uncovers a charred corpse, the enquiry steps up another level as they attempt to find a murderer. The tenth installment in this enthralling series, Last to Leave is an accomplished investigative drama from a British author of tried and true talent.

Copyright:

2004

Book Details

Book Quality:

Excellent

Book Size:

254 Pages

ISBN-13:

9780312318765

Publisher:

N/A

Date of Addition:

04/26/06

Copyrighted By:

Clare Curzon

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers

Submitted By:

earl schwab

Proofread By:

Lisa Salinger

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.