Amateur detective, Frances Doughty, has been engaged to look into the
case of a missing man. Frances begins by questioning the wife of the
missing man. She comes away still not really knowing much about him.
Could he have decided to leave his wife? Could his half-brother be
behind his disappearance?
After talking to many people, Frances doesn't seem to be making any
headway. However, it seems that her client's brother-in-law has
intentions of evicting her client from the family home as per the will
of her husband. A short time later, remains are found with a satchel
containing the business cards of the missing man. Is he now found?
Things change when one of Frances' former clients is found murdered, and
the man charged had been at odds with him. As her investigation
continues, Frances finds that people she has spoken to have been frugal
with the truth. However, Frances is able to see beyond that frugality
and discover some very nefarious plans.
Author Linda Stratmann's Victorian murder mystery is full of subplots,
which leave the reader guessing just which way she is going with the
storyline. A good read.
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