Detective Chief Inspector Alistair Fitzjohn has been forced to forego
his planned vacation because of a murder at the University of Sydney. A
very sharp instrument has been used to stab Dr. Alex Wearing.
Wearing's brother, James, is informed of the death of his brother just
after he had been informed that three artefacts they had borrowed for a
conference were missing. When he goes to his sister-in-law's home she
shows him one of them. Later, when he returns to his office, he finds a
second artefact, a Celtic dagger and its sheath. When Fitzjohn shows
up moments later he informs him of the missing artefacts.
James is later informed by a shady character that he knows that James'
wife's death wasn't an accident, but rather she was intentionally run
down. He provides James with pictures, which James takes to Fitzjohn.
James also discovers that his brother was being blackmailed. He passes
this information on to Fitzjohn.
More violence will ensue before this mystery is solved. Although this
is called a "Fitzjohn Mystery", it seems that author Jill Paterson has made James Wearing the true
protagonist of this murder mystery. A quick read.
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