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A Seaside Mourning
(2014)(The first book in the Inspector Abbs Mystery series)
A novel by John Bainbridge
An intriguing Victorian murder mystery.
Autumn 1873. Inspector Josiah Abbs and Sergeant Ned Reeve are sent to investigate their first case of murder.
At the small town of Seaborough, on the Devon coast, a wealthy spinster has died suddenly in suspicious circumstances.
Some locals have ambitious plans to see the seaside resort expand. Was Miss Chorley killed because she stood in their way?
Or beneath the elaborate rituals of mourning, does the answer lie closer to home? Behind the Nottingham lace curtains, residents and visitors have their schemes and secrets.
The two detectives must untangle the past to find answers. When a second body is found, time is running out to solve a baffling mystery. But uncovering the truth may prove dangerous...
This book was originally published under the name of John Bainbridge.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Autumn 1873. Inspector Josiah Abbs and Sergeant Ned Reeve are sent to investigate their first case of murder.
At the small town of Seaborough, on the Devon coast, a wealthy spinster has died suddenly in suspicious circumstances.
Some locals have ambitious plans to see the seaside resort expand. Was Miss Chorley killed because she stood in their way?
Or beneath the elaborate rituals of mourning, does the answer lie closer to home? Behind the Nottingham lace curtains, residents and visitors have their schemes and secrets.
The two detectives must untangle the past to find answers. When a second body is found, time is running out to solve a baffling mystery. But uncovering the truth may prove dangerous...
This book was originally published under the name of John Bainbridge.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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