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- The Murder Room
- The Murder Room
Fiction, Crime & mystery, Classic crime
'Adept at laying one icy finger on the back of your neck' Spectator
Reporter Sonia Thompson discovers threads linking prominent members of Riverpool society with the chamber of horrors in a neglected waxworks museum. Married Lilith Nile is using it as a place to meet Sir Julian. Schoolteacher Miss Monroe is obsessed with the moth-eaten figure of Mary of England. And why does Mr Cuttle, the amorous Alderman, take such a keen interest in the museum?
When Sir Julian, having spent the night in the waxworks for a bet, is found dead, and an epidemic of purse-snatching sweeps Riverpool, Sonia realises that she is on the verge of uncovering a sinister plot.
Forced to bring matters to a head, Sonia resolves to spend a night alone in the waxworks ...
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