Maureen Paton
Mystery at Rake Hall Hardback Book
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Satisfyingly violent The Times, Best Crime Fiction of 2025 So FarSprightly and elegantly written mystery The Daily TelegraphA marvellous literary thriller Clare ChaseA clever and refreshing take on the mystery novel Jo SilvaIn postwar Oxford, secrets lie behind every door.In 1947, with rationing still biting and the black market thriving, university don C.S. Jack Lewis finds himself pulled into a mystery straight from one of his friend Dorothy Sayers novels. Susan Temple, his brightest student, has hidden herself away at Rake Hall a hostel for unmarried, outcast mothers and hasnt been heard from since.With no experience beyond catching the occasional student plagiarist, Lewis is hardly a detective. But when Susans absence continues to haunt him, he teams up with her concerned friend Lucy and together they delve into the disturbing rumours of a nasty racket at Rake Hall. Can Lewiss nose for the truth separate fact from fiction?InThe Mystery at Rake Hall, Maureen Paton whose mother lived at the reallife Rake Hall while pregnant with Maureen brilliantly recreates a postwar Oxford world, as well as imagining an alternative life for one of its most famous residents.RAVE READER REVIEWSAn homage to post war Oxford ... an entertaining read with a mystery to solveBlends historical authenticity with a compelling "whodunit"Very easy to read, a pageturner and a real sense of OxfordI loved this mystery .. the author brought to life the time beautifully I cannot wait to see what she...
Binding: Hardback;288 pages; Publisher: Swift Press; Classification: FFH; Weight: 604 g; Dimensions: 242 x 160 x 26
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Satisfyingly violent The Times, Best Crime Fiction of 2025 So FarSprightly and elegantly written mystery The Daily TelegraphA marvellous literary thriller Clare ChaseA clever and refreshing take on the mystery novel Jo SilvaIn postwar Oxford, secrets lie behind every door.In 1947, with rationing still biting and the black market thriving, university don C.S. Jack Lewis finds himself pulled into a mystery straight from one of his friend Dorothy Sayers novels. Susan Temple, his brightest student, has hidden herself away at Rake Hall a hostel for unmarried, outcast mothers and hasnt been heard from since.With no experience beyond catching the occasional student plagiarist, Lewis is hardly a detective. But when Susans absence continues to haunt him, he teams up with her concerned friend Lucy and together they delve into the disturbing rumours of a nasty racket at Rake Hall. Can Lewiss nose for the truth separate fact from fiction?InThe Mystery at Rake Hall, Maureen Paton whose mother lived at the reallife Rake Hall while pregnant with Maureen brilliantly recreates a postwar Oxford world, as well as imagining an alternative life for one of its most famous residents.RAVE READER REVIEWSAn homage to post war Oxford ... an entertaining read with a mystery to solveBlends historical authenticity with a compelling "whodunit"Very easy to read, a pageturner and a real sense of OxfordI loved this mystery .. the author brought to life the time beautifully I cannot wait to see what she...
Binding: Hardback;288 pages; Publisher: Swift Press; Classification: FFH; Weight: 604 g; Dimensions: 242 x 160 x 26
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