A Fatal Necessity [Paperback]

DI Herbert Reardon investigates the murder of an enigmatic woman who left her comfortable life behind and mysteriously disappeared in this page-turning 1930s historical mystery with gasp-worthy revelations.

1935, Templewood, Worcestershire.Judge Warings glamorous wife Emilie is mysteriously missing and no one knows where she is  until shes found the morning after a party at neighbouring Falquonroy Park, in a clearing in Templewoods grounds, strangled yet neatly laid out next to two pieces of matching luggage.

What could possibly have brought Emilie to the site where the familys new home, The Spinney, was about to be built, equipped for travelling? Was she planning to leave with someone she knew? Who was determined that she should meet such a terrible end? As Detective Chief Inspector Herbert Bert Reardon and Sergeant Jago discover more about the enigmatic Emilie, they unravel terrible lies and devastating secrets stretching back years . . .

This compelling historical mystery sharply conveys British society and politics of the interwar period of the 1930s. A great choice for fans of traditional mysteries with multi-layered and engaging characters from Jacqueline Winspear and Anna Lee Huber.

GB

A Herbert Reardon Mystery

Marjorie Eccles

A Fatal Necessity

'Excellent'
Booklist

Excellent . . . A gripping and twisty plot, compelling characters, and intriguing glimpses of life among Britains privileged classesThe ambience of a Golden Age detective story with a thrilling twist of espionageEccles skillfully juggles several possible suspects, keeping the suspense high by revealing festering past resentments and memories colored by the passage of time . . . Fans of traditional English mysteries will have funDraw[s] on the world of Agatha Christie in terms of period ambience; a complex, clue-laden plot; and an amiable lead character in ReardonEccles combines a steady police procedulóe