Murder At The Queen’s Old Castle
by Cora Harrison

A rare shopping trip for the Reverend Mother ends in brutal murder

Despite its regal name, the Queen’s Old Castle is nothing but a low-grade department store, housed within the decrepit walls of what was once a medieval castle, built at the harbour entrance to Cork city. On her first visit for fifty years, the Reverend Mother is struck by how little has changed – apart, that is, from the strange smell of gas … But when the store’s owner staggers from his office and topples over the railings to his death, Mother Aquinas is once again drawn into a baffling murder investigation where suspects are all too plentiful.

An unpopular man, Joseph Fitzwilliam had been disliked and feared by all who worked for him. And when the contents of his will are revealed, suspicion widens to include his own family …

Reviews

Harrison is at the top of her game … the fair-play puzzle is among her finest

Publishers Weekly Starred Review

This highly readable historical series is perfect for fans of authors who focus on a vivid locale such as Andrea Camilleri and Ann Cleeves”

Library Journal

Sparkling descriptions of life in 1920s Cork and fascinating historical details combine to ably support a clever plot and an intriguing cast

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Cora Harrison

Cora Harrison turned to writing historical fiction after she retired from teaching to live on a farm near the Burren in the west of Ireland. As well as the Reverend Mother series, she is the author of the ‘Mara’ series of Celtic mysteries, set in sixteenth-century Ireland, and the new Gaslight mystery series set in Victorian London.www.coraharrison.com

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Editions

Murder At The Queen’s Old Castle by Cora Harrison is available in the following formats

Hardback978072788830328th September 2018147 X 223mm240£21.99
Ebook978144830165220th December 2018N/A240$14.99
Ebook978144830165220th December 2018N/A240£4.99
Paperback978184751956630th September 2020140 X 216mm240£13.99
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