Mrs Hudson and the Christmas Canary
Davies, Martin, 1965-2022
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December in London, & Maximilian Cortado, the world famous violinist, has disappeared, the only clue being the unexpected delivery to his townhouse of a basket containing a live hen. When it emerges that a number of other notable members of society have been receiving similarly unexplained fowl, the deliveries begin to appear more sinister. Sherlock Holmes, however, seems more intrigued by a trivial incident in Sussex, where someone has been damaging Christmas trees intended for a local stately home. So when he is asked by the wife of a famous artist to investigate a robbery carried out 23 years before, Mrs Hudson sees an opportunity to assist. At the centre of that mystery is the Christmas Canary, a solid gold decoration, hand-crafted for the fifth Lord Empingham. For years it had graced the top of the Christmas tree at Frawling Hall - until its mystifying disappearance broke the seventh Lord's heart.
Main title:
Mrs Hudson and the Christmas Canary / Martin Davies.
Author:
Davies, Martin, 1965-, author
Imprint:
London : Canelo, 2022.
Collation:
352 pages ; 20 cm.
Series title:
ISBN:
9781804361009 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.92FICTION
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3366522