Silent in the sanctuary
Raybourn, Deanna
Silent in the sanctuary / Deanna Raybourn - Australia : Mira Books , 2008 - 552 p.
Sequel to : Silent in the grave.
Fans and new readers alike will welcome this sparkling sequel to Raybourn's debut Victorian mystery, Silent in the Grave (2007). Left homeless by fire, wealthy widow Lady Julia Grey has been recuperating in Italy. With Christmas approaching, Julia returns to England, where she joins her large and eccentric family at their equally large and eccentric ancestral estate, a former monastery that retains some monkish ghosts. Nicholas Brisbane, a private enquiry agent with whom Julia has shared both a heated embrace and a stint at detection, is among the holiday houseguests, and to Julia's astonishment Brisbane is in line for a title and engaged. Then a local curate is murdered in the former church sanctuary, and a set of priceless pearls goes missing. Headstrong and clever Julia joins Brisbane in investigating the crimes, deciphering his personal situation in the process.
9780778324928
Private investigators---England----Fiction
Upper class---History---England---19th century----Fiction
Upper class---History---England---19th century----Fiction
MYS RAY
Silent in the sanctuary / Deanna Raybourn - Australia : Mira Books , 2008 - 552 p.
Sequel to : Silent in the grave.
Fans and new readers alike will welcome this sparkling sequel to Raybourn's debut Victorian mystery, Silent in the Grave (2007). Left homeless by fire, wealthy widow Lady Julia Grey has been recuperating in Italy. With Christmas approaching, Julia returns to England, where she joins her large and eccentric family at their equally large and eccentric ancestral estate, a former monastery that retains some monkish ghosts. Nicholas Brisbane, a private enquiry agent with whom Julia has shared both a heated embrace and a stint at detection, is among the holiday houseguests, and to Julia's astonishment Brisbane is in line for a title and engaged. Then a local curate is murdered in the former church sanctuary, and a set of priceless pearls goes missing. Headstrong and clever Julia joins Brisbane in investigating the crimes, deciphering his personal situation in the process.
9780778324928
Private investigators---England----Fiction
Upper class---History---England---19th century----Fiction
Upper class---History---England---19th century----Fiction
MYS RAY
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