Edited by Caro1970 at 08-04-2024 12:00
"You shouldn’t behere. It’s too late…"
These, heard over the phone, were the lastrecorded words of successful celebrity-divorce lawyer. Richard Pryce, foundbludgeoned to death in his bachelor pad with a bottle of wine – a 1982 ChateauLafite worth £3,000, to be precise. Odd, considering he didn’t drink. Why this bottle?And why those words? And why was a three-digit number painted on the wall bythe killer? And, most importantly, which of the man’s many, many enemies didthe deed? Baffled, the police are forced to bring in PrivateInvestigator Daniel Hawthorne and his sidekick, the author Anthony, who’sreally getting rather good at this murder investigation business. But as Hawthorne takes on the case withcharacteristic relish, it becomes clear that he, too, has secrets to hide. Asour reluctant narrator becomes ever more embroiled in the case, he realisesthat these secrets must be exposed – even at the risk of death…
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