In fear for his life, American millionaire Daniel Cartwright changes his will, appointing his old friend Rowland Sinclair as his executor.
Soon murder proves that fear well founded.
When Rowland receives word of Cartwright's death, he sets out immediately for Boston, Massachusetts, to bury his friend and honour his last wishes. He is met with the outrage and anguish of Cartwright's family, who have been spurned in favour of a man they claim, does not exist.
Artists and gangsters, movie stars and tycoons all gather to the fray as elite society closes in to protect its own, and family secrets haunt the living. Rowland Sinclair must confront a world in which insanity is relative, greed is understood, and love is dictated; where the only people he can truly trust are an artist, a poet and a passionate sculptress.
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(@CrimeMystClub, 21 May 2020, 337 pages, ebook, #ARC from the publisher and voluntarily reviewed, #BlogTour 2 June via #RandomThingsTours)
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I'd never heard of the author before I decided to read this. I wanted to read something different. I've read other titles from the publisher and enjoyed them. I really enjoyed this book. It's the tenth in the series and I haven't read the other nine. I will need to at some point as I want to know more about Rowland Sinclair and his investigations. There are a lot of characters in this book, including cameos by Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald which delighted me, but everyone is well fleshed out. Apparently the author incorporates real historical characters into her fiction so I look forward to reading more of her work. This ticks all the boxes for me; great characters, well plotted and easy to read despite the sometimes grim subject matter.
