The Bodies at Westgrave Hall
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- $8.99
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
A large country mansion. A locked room. A gruesome murder.
Russian oligarch Alexander Volkov has invited 1000 guests to a party at his palatial Surrey residence, Westgrave Hall. But while giving a private tour of the library, a gunman kills Volkov, wounding his ex-wife and slaying her new beau.
Nothing makes sense to DCI Craig Gillard. In the blood-spattered crime scene there are no forensic traces of anyone else involved, CCTV shows no one entered or left the library, and everyone seems to have an alibi.
Is it a crime of revenge, the squaring of a love triangle, or a Russian government operation? Could the victims have simply shot each other? Gillard’s eventual discovery is shocking even to him.
The latest gripping crime thriller from a master of the genre, The Bodies at Westgrave Hall will leave you guessing until the very end. Perfect for fans of Ed James and Damien Boyd.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Nick Louth’s latest crime thriller is set near the fictional Oxfordshire village of Steeple Risby, where we find the grand estate of Westgrave Hall, owned by a Russian oligarch. The sound of gunshots and the discovery of three dead bodies in the library bring out DCI Craig Gillard and his colleagues to unravel a mystery with high national security and geopolitical stakes. Sharp references to the phenomenon of suspicious foreign deaths on UK soil lend the story real heft as Louth skilfully explores the themes of wealth, fear, and isolation. The plot is complex but not complicated and the conclusion is seriously satisfying. You don’t need to have read the previous books in the DCI Gillard series to grasp this one, but staunch fans of police procedurals will surely want to as there is much to enjoy.