Author: Ann Granger Year: 2000 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Mystery
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ISBNs: 9780747268031 0747268037 |
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Since the end of the nineteenth century, the Oakley family of Bamford, England, has lived in the shadow of tragedy. In 1889, Cora Oakley died by inhaling a poisonous gas in her sleep, and her husband William was put on trial for the murder. Although the case was dismissed, Oakley's reputation was ruined, and he fled the country, never to be heard from again. Over a hundred years later, the only remaining members of the Oakley family are two elderly sisters living in Bamford, who exist in poverty in their rambling ancestral home, Fourways. Unable to maintain their mansion, the sisters have decided to sell the house and live comfortably on the proceeds. But a young Polish man named Jan appears, claiming to be William Oakley's great-grandson and brandishing what he alleges is Oakley's will, which entitles him to half the profits from the sale. The sisters panic, knowing that, although Jan's claims don't stand up, a court case could drag on for years, and time is not on their side. When Jan is found dead, poisoned by the same substance used to kill his great-grandmother so many years ago, it seems that murder has returned to haunt the Oakley family once again, and Superintendent Markby must unravel two mysteries, one from a hundred years ago, to find the killer. In Shades of Murder, Ann Granger has crafted another tough case for Mitchell and Markby.
This book is part of the "Mitchell and Markby" series. Here are some other books from this series:
 | "A Restless Evil" First published in 2002 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Call the Dead Again" First published in 1998 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "A Word After Dying" First published in 1996 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Candle for a Corpse" First published in 1995 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Where Old Bones Lie" First published in 1993 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Murder Among Us" First published in 1992 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Cold in the Earth" First published in 1992 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "A Season for Murder" First published in 1991 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "A Touch of Mortality" First published in 1941 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
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