Smallbone deceased a London mystery
(Spoken Word CD - Adult)

Read by David Thorpe.

A respectable firm of London solicitors becomes the scene of suspicion and intrigue. A hermetically-sealed deed-box was never meant to be used for storing a body and its discovery leads to the business and social life of the firm being investigated.,Horniman, Birley and Craine is a highly respected legal firm with clients reaching to the highest in the land. When a deed box in the office is opened to reveal a corpse, the threat of scandal promises to wreak havoc on the firm's reputation ?- especially as the murder looks like an inside job. The partners and staff of the firm keep a watchful and suspicious eye on their colleagues, as Inspector Hazlerigg sets out to solve the mystery of who Mr Smallbone was ?- and why he had to die. Written with style, pace and wit, this is a masterpiece by one of the finest writers of traditional British crime novels since the Second World War.