Death of a Matriarch

It's Spring 1872, and Lord Riley Rochester has accepted promotion to detective chief inspector at Scotland Yard. His skills are tested when the fabulously wealthy Lady Violet Pemberton, a contemporary of his mother, is found dead under suspicious circumstances on the morning after her seventieth birthday celebrations. Her warring relatives all had reasons for wanting the old lady dead, but Riley is unable to prove which of them committed the crime.
With the help of Sergeant Jack Salter, Riley delves into Lady Pemberton's personal life, finding evidence of a scandalous past that only serves to muddy the waters. Was the crime motivated by greed, a family feud or a burning need for revenge? And who among them all would kill to prevent the details of a past indiscretion becoming public knowledge...


Genre: Historical Mystery