MURDER AT BENSON'S CLUB: A Sir Harry Donegal Investigation old conspiracy involving fraud - Softcover

Rothbard, Milton

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798189650833

Publisher: Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

When Lord Edmund Ashcombe collapses during a quiet poker night at London’s prestigious Benson’s Club, the scene appears at first like a tragic accident. But Lieutenant Sir Harry Donegal of Scotland Yard quickly realizes the death is anything but natural. A puncture wound behind the ear, a missing envelope, and a fleck of white powder begin a labyrinthine investigation inside one of England’s most secretive institutions.

Eight distinguished gentlemen become suspects, each hiding something behind polished manners and impeccable reputations. As Donegal probes deeper, clues multiply: Cuban cigar ash that shouldn’t exist, a stolen visitors’ ledger, planted evidence, and a pair of silver cufflinks engraved with a fox. The trail leads to a forgotten founder of the Club—Sir Jonathan Foxcroft—whose name was deliberately erased from history.

When an art restorer connected to the case is murdered using the same method, Donegal uncovers a decades‑old conspiracy involving fraud, reputation, and the destruction of historical truth. The killer manipulates evidence, frames innocent men, and tries to bury the past once more.

In a masterful reconstruction of the crime, Donegal reveals the murderer: Edward Sinclair, a barrister whose family fortune was built on Foxcroft’s ruin. Sinclair killed Ashcombe to prevent the exposure of the Foxcroft Papers, then murdered the restorer to silence the last man who knew the truth.

The case ends with Sinclair’s arrest, Foxcroft’s name restored, and Benson’s Club forced to confront the legacy it tried to forget. Donegal leaves with one lesson affirmed: truth never stays buried — it remembers the way home.

A gentleman’s club. A dead nobleman. A secret worth killing for.

London, 1934. When Lord Edmund Ashcombe collapses mid‑hand at Benson’s Club, Scotland Yard’s legendary Lieutenant Sir Harry Donegal is summoned to investigate. What he finds is not a tragic accident — but a murder engineered with surgical precision.

Inside the Club’s mahogany‑lined walls, eight distinguished gentlemen become suspects. Each swears innocence. Each hides something. And each is trapped until Donegal uncovers the truth.

A missing envelope. A stolen ledger. A pair of silver cufflinks engraved with a fox. A second murder. Every clue points toward a conspiracy buried for forty years — the erasure of Benson’s Club’s forgotten Twelfth Founder, Sir Jonathan Foxcroft.

As Donegal peels back layers of deception, he discovers a killer who manipulates evidence, frames fellow members, and murders to protect a family secret tied to the Club’s darkest chapter. The final reveal is a masterstroke of classic detective fiction: elegant, inevitable, and devastating.

Murder at Benson’s Club is a richly atmospheric whodunit in the tradition of Christie and Conan Doyle — a locked‑room mystery of cigars, whiskey, secrets, and the quiet brutality of English high society. With razor‑sharp deduction and unforgettable twists, Sir Harry Donegal proves that justice begins with observation… and ends with truth.

Perfect for fans of historical mysteries, intricate puzzles, and detective fiction that respects the reader enough to play fair.

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798189650833
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 223