The Castleton Affair: A gripping 1920s historical mystery [Paperback]

A government aide kidnapped, a French diplomat murdered, a killer to uncover&

When mystery writerMarius Quinand his sleuthing partner,Lady Bella Montague, are hired by a secretive stranger to find a missing civil servant, they immediately set to work. Ernest Castleton was taken at gunpoint days earlier, but with the help of his distraught fianc?e, Marius and Bella uncover a vital clue. Ernest hid a cryptic letter in the British Museum, and it sends the intrepid duo on a trail that stretches from the centre of London all the way to the English coast.

The investigation takes on a new twist when they arrive at the home of the British Foreign Secretary only to finda French diplomat murdered in the Grand Hallof the palatial property&

But who pushed Monsieur Rochefort to his death, and what does it have to do with Ernest Castleton's disappearance? Marius and Bella must choose from a nefarious spy, a double-dealing diplomat and any number of spoilt aristocrats if they wish to catch the killer. With the clock ticking andonly twenty-four hours leftbefore the suspects disperse, they must call upon their every skill tostop more innocent people from dying&

A fast, fresh and fun 1920s murder mystery that combines the feel of a classic spy novel with a twisting whodunit,The Castleton Affairwill leave you guessing until the very last chapter.

'Myfirst book by this authorbutI absolutely loved it!Adored the period setting and how the 1920s were brought so vividly to life. This was atwisty-turny mystery that kept me guessing to the end& A cross between Agatha Christie and PG Wodehouse,this is anengaging, witty story that made me laugh and kept me hooked.' Reader review,5 stars

'Absolutely fabulous& While I hate to use the cliche ofunputdownable, it really was. More of this crime fighting duo please.' Reader review,5 stars

'JlãX