Remains to be Seen (The Chief Inspector Peach Mysteries #11)

By: J. M. Gregson

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Synopsis: The London detective returns to see a criminal kingpin put behind bars—only to discover that his nefarious deeds are from over. Northumberland&’s usually unflappable Det. Chief Inspector Percy Peach has suddenly found himself on the anxious side. It&’s not that the bust didn&’t go as planned. The raid on the sprawling country manor of a drug baron rounded up all the usual suspects. But only hours later, a converted stable on the grounds goes up in flames. In the ashes is the charred body of unassuming carpenter, Neil Cartwright. Peach can&’t help but think the fire is too well-timed and highly suspicious. So does his fiancée, Det. Sergeant Lucy Blake. But whom to question? All that&’s left is the butler, the gardener, the cook, and an assortment of cagey housekeepers. Yet as each goes mum, Peach realizes that they&’re less a staff than a gang—and the sordid secrets of the estate didn&’t end with the arrest of their boss. In fact, they&’re only beginning to surface. And they&’re nastier—and more dangerous—than Peach and Blake can imagine.