Scales of Justice
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A country Eden blooms with murderSwevenings village is pretty as a picture, but its secrets are ugly; and its gentry dread the publication of Sir Harold Lacklander's memoirs. When one of them is murdered, Inspector Roderick Alleyn's investigation takes him through petty vendettas, an ex-commander's blend of whiskey and archery, and cocktails on the lawn with a femme fatale. But the motive he's angling for lies even deeper than the trout stream beneath the rustic bridge...
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Book Details
First Published
1955
Pages
256 pages
Rating
4.7 / 5
Ratings
3
Editions
34
Publisher
Berkley
Language
GER, FRE, ENG
Status
Published
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