Lord Francis Powerscourt has been called upon to help with the defense
of a man who is charged with murdering his brother, a wine merchant.
Prior to the reading of the will, Powerscourt learns that apparently
half the victim's fortune seems to have disappeared. Powerscourt
engages his friend Johnny Fitzgerald to help him. In addition,
Powerscourt gets a wine expert to investigate the wines of the victim.
Unfortunately Powerscourt is unable to get the accused to speak. The
court case would begin in three weeks. Is that enough time to find the
evidence? What about the new concept of fingerprints? Would that help?
Powerscourt also learns from a former employee that money was
disappearing from the accounts of the firm. He had been fired when he
reported it to the late merchant.
Powerscourt and his wife, Lucy, travel to France in order to further his
investigation. There he comes across a surprising discovery.
Author David Dickinson provides the reader with a novel full of
blackmail, conspiracy, subterfuge and a surprising end. A thoroughly
good read.
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