Shades of Murder (Mitchell & Markby 13): An English village mystery of a family haunted by murder

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Since the end of the 19th century, the Oakley family has lived in the shadow of crime. In 1889 Cora Oakley died by inhaling a poisonous gas in her sleep, and her husband William was put on trial for the murder. Now 100 years later, a man claiming to be his great grandson is killed the same way, and Markby must find the killer...

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'The narrative keeps the reader gripped to the end - a fitting new member of the growing line-up of Mitchell and Markby classics' Wiltshire Times 'Interesting, persuasive characters... A good read' 'These books keep getting better and better' 'Characterisation, as ever with Granger, is sharp and astringent'

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Ann Granger has worked in British embassies in various parts of the world. She now lives near Oxford.