First published in 1979, Unruly Son received an Edgar Award nomination for "Best Novel" of the year.Sir Oliver FairleighStubbs, overweight and overbearing, collapses and dies at his birthday party while indulging his taste for rare liquors. He had promised his daughter he would be polite and charitable for the entire day, but the strain of such exemplary behaviour was obviously too great. He leaves a family relieved to be rid of him, and he also leaves a fortune, earned as a bestselling mystery author.To everyones surprise, Sir Olivers elder son, who openly hated his father, inherits most of the estate. His wife, his daughter, and his younger son are each to receive the royalties from one carefully chosen book. But the manuscript of the unpublished volume left to Sir Olivers wifea posthumous "last case" that might be worth millionshas disappeared. And Sir Olivers death is beginning to look less than natural.Into this bitter household comes Inspector Meredith, a spirited Welshman who in some ways resembles Sir Olivers fictional hero. In Robert Barnards skilful hands, Inspector Merediths investigation becomes not only a classic example of detection but an elegant and humorous slice of crime.

Binding: Paperback;186 pages; Publisher: Pan Macmillan; Classification: FF; Weight: 428 g; Dimensions: 231 x 158 x 15

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