In the English countryside, a man is caught up in an intricate web of greed and murder, in this mystery from the creator of Miss Silver
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The nightmare begins when James Elliot gets lost on a dark, foggy country road. When he stops at a house to ask for directions, a woman rushes out and tells him to run. Seconds later, shots are fired.
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After they escape the unknown shooter, Aspidistra Aspinall says sheโs an orphan and has no idea whoโs after her. She tells an incredible story about a dying aunt and a priceless diamond necklace. When they meet again at the home of Jamesโs cousin, she goes by the name Sally West. But her terror is all too real: Someone is after her inheritance and is willing to kill for it. Soon after, a dead body turns up, but James may have been the intended target. Now he must unravel a brilliantly orchestrated scheme of avarice before a cunning killer claims one last victim.
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