Book description
In a strange turn of events two twin brothers die within days of each
other - both in suspicious circumstances.
Hilary and Hugh Evenett have led a seemingly quiet and uneventful life
in the sleepy town of Farthing-on-Hone. Inseparable and devoted to one
another, they have resided together at their grand home, Marsden House,
with their elderly step-mother and step-sister for the majority of their
adult lives. Practically recluses, there is no obvious reason for the
double murder - except perhaps for the matter of their substantial
estate.
The lives of several inhabitants are put under scrutiny as
investigations are held into their untimely deaths. Could it be Mable,
the trusty maid who has served them for decades? Perhaps their blind
step-mother has plotted their demise with the help of an accomplice?
Maybe Miss Morley, their rather odd step-sister, wants Marsden House for
herself? Or could it even be Mr Pulsey, their solicitor, trying to get
his hands on their fortunes? As the question of who killed the Evenett
twins goes unanswered, the list of suspects continue to grow. Will the
culprit be found before they have the opportunity to strike again?
“As good as anything Miss Bell has done.” Manchester Guardian
“An ingenious plot in a cleverly contrived story.” Middlesbrough
Evening Gazette
Josephine Bell was born Doris Bell Collier in Manchester, England.
Between 1910 and 1916 she studied at Godolphin School, then trained at
Newnham College, Cambridge until 1919. At the University College
Hospital in London she was granted M. R.C. S. and L. R.C. P. in 1922,
and a M. B. B. S. in 1924.
Bell was a prolific author, writing forty-three novels and numerous
uncollected short stories during a forty-five year period.
Many of her short stories appeared in the London Evening Standard
. Using her pen name she wrote numerous detective novels beginning in
1936, and she was well-known for her medical mysteries. Her early books
featured the fictional character Dr. David Wintringham who worked at
Research Hospital in London as a junior assistant physician. She helped
found the Crime Writers' Association in 1953 and served as chair during
1959-60.
