The Nine Bright Shiners
By Anthea Fraser
Jan Coverdale’s problems began when the police found a body dressed in tramp’s clothing, with incongruous green sequins on his lapel. He looked like her half-brother Edward, whose wallet was in his pocket. But hadn’t Edward and his wife flown to Peru? As DCI Webb begins his investigations into this strange case, it is thrown wide open. The true identity of the victim was Guy Marriott, an investigative journalist looking into a story about some mysterious and fraudulent drawings. But what was the meaning of those nine sequins? After spending the day in London, Jan and her family return to find their house broken into. The housekeeper is dead and she begins to fear for their lives… Could Edward be the culprit? And could the descendants of some suspicious old explorers be suspects? They are all bound by and old expedition in Peru and the missing jewels that haven’t been seen since, worth thousands… DCI Webb decides it’s time to track down Edward Langley in Peru to solve the mystery and find his killer before it is too late.
