Tragedy at Law
by Cyril Hare
Description
*Inspector Mallett mystery - 4*
*Francis Pettigrew mystery - 1*
World War II has just begun. Self-important High Court judge Mr. Justice Barber moves from town to town presiding over cases in the Southern England circuit. When an anonymous letter arrives for Barber, warning of imminent revenge, he dismisses it as the work of a harmless lunatic. But then a second letter appears, followed by a poisoned box of the judge's favorite chocolates, and he begins to fear for his life. Enter barrister and amateur detective Francis Pettigrew, a man who was once in love with Barber's wife and has never quite succeeded in his profession. Can he find out who is threatening Barber before it is too late?
*Francis Pettigrew mystery - 1*
World War II has just begun. Self-important High Court judge Mr. Justice Barber moves from town to town presiding over cases in the Southern England circuit. When an anonymous letter arrives for Barber, warning of imminent revenge, he dismisses it as the work of a harmless lunatic. But then a second letter appears, followed by a poisoned box of the judge's favorite chocolates, and he begins to fear for his life. Enter barrister and amateur detective Francis Pettigrew, a man who was once in love with Barber's wife and has never quite succeeded in his profession. Can he find out who is threatening Barber before it is too late?
Subjects
Francis Pettigrew (Fictitious character)
Fiction
Fiction, mystery & detective, general
Pettigrew, francis (fictitious character), fiction
England, fiction
Lawyers, fiction
Mallett, inspector (fictitious character), fiction
Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural
London (england), fiction
Inspector Mallett (Fictitious character)
Police
Lawyers
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