The Book of the Dead

By Robert Richardson

Augustus Maltravers, full-time writer and part-time sleuth, is on his way to visit friends in Cumbria when his car breaks down. He seeks help from the nearby Carwelton Hall and is astounded to find that the owner, Charles, owns an unpublished Sherlock Holmes story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

But Maltravers’ delight at this discovery is to be short-lived. A shocking murder takes place and Carwelton Hall’s most valuable possession disappears….

The police believe they have their killer but Maltravers isn’t so sure. Taking his lead from Conan Doyle, he does some investigating of his own…