Murder at the Villa Byzantine (Antonia Darcy and Major Payne Investigation) - Hardcover

Raichev, R. T.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1569479143 ISBN 13: 9781569479148

Publisher: Soho Constable, 2011

Synopsis

When a birthday party for one of their Hampstead neighbors turns deadly, Antonia Darcy and Major Hugh Payne end up investigating the murder of one of Melisande Chevret's other guests. The aging actress becomes a natural suspect, as the victim was her love rival. But after the first murder, a second takes place at the Villa Byzantine. The owner of the house is royal biographer Tancred Vane, who swears he is innocent. And surely Catherine Hope, an elderly lady helping him with his research, can have nothing to do with it. A damning piece of evidence points to the victim's daughter--but why would that a teenage girl have a dainty silk handkerchief bearing her monogram? And would she drop it so conveniently beside her mother's body? As the questions mount, Antonia Darcy and Major Payne search desperately for answers.

About this title

About the Author:

R.T. Raichev is a researcher and writer who grew up in Bulgaria and wrote a university dissertation on English crime fiction. He is the author of six novels in the Antonia Darcy series and has lived in London since 1989.

About this edition

• Publisher: Soho Constable
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1569479143
• ISBN 13: 9781569479148
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 214