About this eBook
When loathed landholder Fred O' Donnell is found dead in a locked room with a bullet in his chest, rookie Detective Hartley must seek help from a mysterious wanderer to solve the case. And it' s one where everyone, including his family, has a motive and a secret to keep.Featuring the mendicant monk from Thorpe' s previous novel, Death Leaves the Station, readers will be drawn into the world of small-town Western Australia in the late 1920s, delighting in the characters as they navigate the strained sensibilities and dark secrets of the past. Full of twists and turns, this seemingly impossible murder mystery is cosy crime writing at its finest.
About the author
Alexander Thorpe is the author of the itinerant mendicant novels, Death Leaves the Station and Death Holds the Key. He grew up in and lives in Boorloo/Perth, Western Australia.
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