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    The Secret of High Eldersham
    The Secret of High Eldersham
    The Secret of High Eldersham
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    The Secret of High Eldersham

    Written by Miles Burton

    Narrated by Gordon Griffin

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    Samuel Whitehead, landlord of the Rose and Crown, is a stranger in the lonely East Anglian village of High Eldersham. And when the newcomer is stabbed to death in his pub, it seems that the veil dividing High Eldersham from the outside world is about to be lifted. Detective Inspector Young forms a theory about the case so utterly impossible that merely entertaining the suspicion makes him doubt his own sanity. Surrounded by sinister forces beyond his understanding, he calls on a brilliant amateur and “living encyclopedia”, Desmond Merrion. Soon Merrion falls for the charms of a young woman in the village, Mavis Owerton. But does Mavis know more about the secrets of the village than she is willing to admit?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSoundings
    Release dateJan 1, 2019
    ISBN9781407976990
    Author

    Miles Burton

    MILES BURTON was a pseudonym of Cecil Street (1884-1964), a British soldier who became a prolific novelist in the 1920s. He was the author of approximately 140 detective novels, of which the most highly regarded were published under the names Miles Burton and John Rhode.

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      Exactly what to expect in this well constructed mystery- complicated crime and wonderful setting and characterization.

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