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A Case of Doubtful Death

A Frances Doughty Mystery

Linda Stratmann
In 1880, near a West London cemetery, a doctor has set up a 'waiting mortuary' where corpses can decompose before burial, thus ensuring no one is buried alive. When the doctor dies suddenly and his assistant disappears, Frances Doughty is called in to find the missing man - but nothing is as it seems.
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Product information:
  • Publisher: History Press
  • Year: 2013
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 288pp
  • Illustrated: No
  • Dimensions: 196x125mm
  • ISBN: 9780752470184
  • Condition: New - Very Good
  • Weight: 0.3kg
Product code:
222315
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The year is 1880. In West London, a dedicated doctor has set up a waiting mortuary on the borders of Kensal Green Cemetery, where corpses are left to decompose before burial to reassure clients that no one can be buried alive.

When he collapses and dies on the same night that one of his most reliable employees disappears, Frances Doughty, a young sleuth with a reputation for solving knotty cases, is engaged to find the missing man, but nothing is as it seems.

In this, her third case, Frances Doughty must rely on her wit, courage and determination - as well as some loyal friends - to solve the case. Suspicions of blackmail, fraud and murder lead to a gruesome exhumation in the catacombs, with shocking results.

The third book in the popular Frances Doughty Mystery series.
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