The Man of Gold
by Evelyn Hervey
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Pub Date Apr 19 2018 | Archive Date May 10 2018
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Description
Even before the terrible events of the spring of the year ’74 Miss Unwin had regretted, frequently and sometimes bitterly, her decision to accept the post of governess to Mr. Richard Partington’s two motherless girls.
When Harriet Unwin reluctantly begins her governess position at Harrow Road, she is appalled by the state of the house. Little food, minimal wages, and no comfort, it is clear that the Partingtons are struggling financially. But while Richard and his daughters have been living in near poverty, his father has been hoarding a sizable fortune beneath the floorboards of the very house.
When the senior Mr. Partington dies suddenly and suspiciously, the secret fortune is outed. To Scotland Yard, the case seems open and shut: money-hungry Richard discovered his father’s wealth and poisoned him to inherit the fortune. But Harriet is sure that the police are closing in on the wrong man.
But who else would have the motive to murder the old man? With the clock ticking and the gallows approaching, Harriet needs to piece together the mystery lest Richard face a terrible fate.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781912194780 |
| PRICE | £2.99 (GBP) |
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Featured Reviews
Danielle P, Reviewer
Against her better judgment, Harriet Unwin hesitantly accepts a woefully underpaid position in the home of a miserly industrialist as governess to his two young granddaughters. Everyone is shocked when the old man suddenly dies a few months later, apparently of the illness that had been plaguing him over the past months and for which he had refused to seek medical attention. A post mortem examination reveals the cause of death as poisoning, and the police's suspicion naturally falls on his long-suffering son Richard.
Harriet's growing feelings for Richard, who has remained so kind and cheerful despite many years of hardship under his father's iron rule, impel her to launch her own investigation. With housemaid Mary Vilkins (an old friend from her early days in the workhouse) as her streetwise sidekick, she sets out to prove Inspector Redderman wrong.
While "The Man of Gold" offers no deep study of motive or grand philosophical discussion as to criminality or evil, it's a very satisfying crime novel, with an intriguing mystery, a good plot, solid writing, a well-paced narrative, and interesting characters — especially our amateur detectives Miss Unwin and Vilkins. It's the second of 3 books featuring Harriet Unwin, and I fully intend to seek out the others.
Pam S, Reviewer
The Man of Gold is the second book featuring Harriet Unwin. I really enjoy these books. It's a good crime book, that you can lose yourself trying to find what went on. It has a well built plot. I like the writing style. It takes me in the story and I can read it in a very short time to see what happened. I also like the length and pace of the book. It doesn't linger on to the point that you get bored. I like Miss Unwin and Vilkins, they are charming to read about.
All in all, if you're looking for a light, nice crime mystery, this is a very good option.
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