Death of a Medium
(2024)(Book 11 in the Riley Rochester Investigates series)
A novel by Wendy Soliman
Detective Inspector Lord Riley Rochester is back with his most baffling case yet!
Throughout Victorian London spiritualism is all the rage, especially amongst the aristocracy. When a famous medium is murdered in a viscount’s home, Riley knows he must act quickly to find the perpetrator before a scandal erupts. His investigation is hampered by the fact that everyone presence has compelling reasons to prevent the séance from going ahead, afraid that damning secrets will be revealed from beyond the grave.
When a second murder occurs, Riley and Sergeant Jack Salter are convinced that they are connected but struggle to find a link between the two deaths. Was the medium genuine or a fake? Who stands to benefit from her death? What connection does a diamond mine have to the deaths? And why is the viscount convinced that the medium committed suicide?
These are just a few of the questions that Riley and Salter must find the answers to if they are to stand any chance of discovering who committed these most perplexing crimes …
Genre: Historical Mystery
Throughout Victorian London spiritualism is all the rage, especially amongst the aristocracy. When a famous medium is murdered in a viscount’s home, Riley knows he must act quickly to find the perpetrator before a scandal erupts. His investigation is hampered by the fact that everyone presence has compelling reasons to prevent the séance from going ahead, afraid that damning secrets will be revealed from beyond the grave.
When a second murder occurs, Riley and Sergeant Jack Salter are convinced that they are connected but struggle to find a link between the two deaths. Was the medium genuine or a fake? Who stands to benefit from her death? What connection does a diamond mine have to the deaths? And why is the viscount convinced that the medium committed suicide?
These are just a few of the questions that Riley and Salter must find the answers to if they are to stand any chance of discovering who committed these most perplexing crimes …
Genre: Historical Mystery