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Adam Penhallow’s death seems, at first, to be by natural causes. But Penhallow wasn’t well liked — so bad tempered, that both his servants and his family hated him. It soon transpires that Penhallow was murdered, poisoned, in fact, on the eve of his birthday celebration, and there are more... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Raymond Penhallow: Oldest son
- Bartholomew Penhallow: Twin with Conrad
- Ingram Penhallow: 2nd son
- Aubrey Penhallow: Youngest son
- Jimmy: Works for the Penhallow family - AKA Jimmy the Bastard
- Charmian: Penhallow daughter
- Eugene Penhallow: Married to Vivian
- Conrad Penhallow: Twin with Bartholomew
- Reuben Lanner: Works at Trevellen
- Martha Bugle: Adam Penhallow's maid
- Clifford Hastings: Lawyer, Aunt Clara's son
- Phineas Ottery: Rachel Penhallow's brother
- Adam Penhallow: Married to Faith and head of the Penhallow family
- Vivian Penhallow: Married to Eugene
- Delia Ottery: Rachel Penhallow's eccentric sister
- Rosamund: Aunt Clara's daughter
- Rachel Ottery Penhallow: Adam's 1st wife
- Clay Penhallow: Faith and Adam's son
- Myra Penhallow: Ingram's wife
- Clara Hastings: Aunt Clara, Penhallow's sister
- Loveday Trewithian: Mrs. Penhallow’s personal maid - Reuben Lanner's neice
- Dr Lifton: Adam Penhallow's doctor
- Mrs Venngreen: Town Vicar's wife
- Sybilla Lanner: Reuben's wife
- Detective Inspector Logan: Investigating the murder
- Faith Penhallow: 2nd wife and stepmother to all the Penhallow grown children
First Sentence edit
Jimmy the Bastard was cleaning boots, in a stone-paved room at the back of the house which commanded, through its chamfered windows, a view of the flagged yard, of a huddle of outhouses, and a glimpse, caught between the wing of the manor and the woodshed, of one of the padocks where Raymond had some of his young stock out to grass.
Table of Contents edit
Chapters 1 - 23
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Georgette Heyer Mysteries. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Georgette Heyer (Author)
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Original Language: English
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Publication Date: 1942
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Page Count: 352
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