Hushed in Death

An Inspector Lamb Mystery

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Pub Date Nov 06 2018 | Archive Date Oct 31 2018

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Description

In the spring of 1942, with the war in Europe raging, a gruesome murder shocks the rural community of Marbury, where a once-grand estate called Elton House has been transformed into a hospital for “shell-shocked” officers sent back from the front lines. When Detective Chief Inspector Lamb arrives to solve the case, he quickly learns that the victim, Elton House's gardener Joseph Lee, had plenty of enemies in Marbury—and so he and his team have plenty of suspects.   Along with his team of investigators, which includes his daughter Vera, Lamb begins to untangle the threads of rivalry and deceit that lie beneath the surface of the seemingly-peaceful countryside village. It soon becomes clear that Lee’s mysterious past is intertwined with the history of Elton House itself, which fell into disrepair a generation earlier after a shockingly similar murder, and the mystery deepens further when Lamb discovers that one of the prime suspects has seemingly committed suicide.   As Lamb pieces together the connections between the crimes of the present and those of the past, he must dive into the darkest, most secret corners of Elton House to discover who is committing murder, and why.  

In the spring of 1942, with the war in Europe raging, a gruesome murder shocks the rural community of Marbury, where a once-grand estate called Elton House has been transformed into a hospital for...


Advance Praise

Praise for the Inspector Lamb Mystery Series:

“Don't we all occasionally long for an old-fashioned country mystery with a tricky plot and an eccentric cast of characters?” —Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review

“Fans of well-researched historical mysteries will welcome this solid debut that introduces a complex, driven hero who is both a product of his time and relatable in our modern age. Here’s hoping this will be the first of many installments featuring the endearing Lamb.” —Library Journal

“Kelly fantastically recreates the claustrophobic mood of England under siege with period details.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer

“Kelly adds something perversely novel, and potentially divisive, to the decorous conventions of his golden-age models: abrupt shifts in point of view, sometimes within a single scene, between characters who seem right out of Agatha Christie and those with considerably darker doings on their minds.” —Kirkus Reviews

Praise for the Inspector Lamb Mystery Series:

“Don't we all occasionally long for an old-fashioned country mystery with a tricky plot and an eccentric cast of characters?” —Marilyn Stasio, The New...


Available Editions

EDITION Other Format
ISBN 9781681778686
PRICE $25.95 (USD)
PAGES 304

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