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After the Husbands

Gina Cheyne

Maison d'édition: Publishdrive

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Synopsis

What do you do when you've buried four husbands and not yet found a fifth
 
Lady Bumstead takes a cruise down the Mekong in Vietnam with a hired female companion, Annie de Tonkin. Annie is not just a kind old lady but a brilliant listener. But on the last day of the cruise she is killed.
 
Lady Bumstead, unable to see any reason why Annie should be murdered is convinced the killer was after her. She hires the SeeMs Detective agency to protect her and find the killer. At the same time she does some sleuthing of her own using her high powered hearing aid.
 
As the SeeMs detectives investigate they discover Annie had a rich past and connections with almost everyone on the boat. There seem to be plenty of reasons to kill her, but who did the deed.
 
Willl Lady Bumstead and the SeeMs Detectives find the killer before he/she strikes again? Will Lady Bumstead find another husband? Or will she become the next victim.
 
Written in the first person by Lady Bumstead, this novel will appeal to readers of Agatha Christie and A Man Called Ovo. Or anyone interested in whodunnits.
Disponible depuis: 01/09/2024.
Longueur d'impression: 262 pages.

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