Robinson Peter - Before The Poison A Novel - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: From New York Times bestselling author Peter Robinson comes this mesmerizing story - within - a - story about a man pulled into a murder from the past and his quest to uncover the truth. Quietly reeling from the death of his beloved wife Chris Lowndes decides to return to the Yorkshire Dales after twenty - five successful years spent in Hollywood composing film scores. He purchases Kilnsgate House a charming old mansion deep in the country but something about the place disturbs him. His unease intensifies when he learns Kilnsgate was once the scene of a sensational murder. More than fifty years earlier prominent doctor Ernest Arthur Fox was poisoned there allegedly by his beautiful and much younger wife Grace who was subsequently tried condemned and hanged for the crime. His curiosity piqued Chris decides to investigate and the more he discovers the more convinced he becomes of Grace's innocence. Despite warnings to leave it be his quest for the truth is soon leading him through dark shadows of the past and into a strange web of secrets that lie perilously close to the present. A complex multi - layered thriller Before the Poison is one of Peter Robinson's most brilliant novels and one readers won t soon forget. A gripping tale that brings to mind not only old - time Hollywood but also British golden age storytelling in the Agatha Christie and Daphne du Maurier tradition. Wall Street Journal
Title: Before The Poison A Novel
Author(s): Robinson Peter
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780062204684
Pages: 368 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 4/25/2017