Eldridge Jim - Murder At The Ashmolean - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: 1895. A senior executive at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford is found in his office with a bullet hole between his eyes a pistol discarded close by. The death has officially been ruled as suicide by local police but with an apparent lack of motive for such action the museum's administrator Gladstone Marriott suspects foul play. With his cast - iron reputation for shrewdness formed during his time investigating the case of Jack the Ripper alongside Inspector Abberline private enquiry agent Daniel Wilson is a natural choice to discreetly explore the situation ably assisted by his partner archaeologist - cum - detective Abigail Fenton. Yet their enquiries are hindered from the start by an interfering lone agent from Special Branch ever secretive and intimidating in his methods. With rumours of political ructions from South Africa mislaid artefacts and a lost Shakespeare play Wilson and Fenton soon find themselves tangled in bureaucracy. Making unlikely alliances the pair face players who live by a different set of rules and will need their intellect and ingenuity to reveal the secrets of the aristocracy.
Title: Murder At The Ashmolean
Author(s): Eldridge Jim
Publisher: Allison & Busby
Barcode: 9780749023072
Pages: 352 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 1/23/2020
Series: Museum Mysteries
Category: Historical Mysteries