Book description
Mystery surrounds the death of Queen Victoria's grandson England,
1892.
Victoria, Queen and Empress, is in the 54th year of her
reign, when her grandson Prince Eddy, eldest son of the Prince of
Wales, is found slaughtered in his bed at Sandringham. Terrified of
more royal scandal, the Prince of Wales and his spindoctors decide to
cover up the facts and the murder is disguised as death by influenza.
Lord Francis Powerscourt, an Irish investigator, is privately
asked to find the killer. His quest takes him on a journey through the
prince's debauched and dissolute past, across Europe to the misty
waterways of Venice where, amidst scandal and suicide, Powerscourt
finally unravels themystery of the sweet prince's last goodnight.
PRAISE FOR THE BOOK
" 'In this excellent novel, Dickinson weaves a tale of
blackmail and murder among the royals late in Victoria's reign&
[his] knowledge of the arts, history and literature is nothing if not
exhaustive, and adds enormously to the overall background& One
hopes to see more of Lord Powerscourt and his friends in the near
future.' - Publishers Weekly
" 'This is detective fiction in the grand style; the
characters and the plot soar upwards and carry us in their wake.
Powerscourt's debut in this intoxicating book is the start of a gilded
life in the archives of crime.' -- James Naughtie
