num_pages: 304
description: Everyone in 1920s London knows the Honourable Cressida Fawcett: fiercely independent (though never apart from her little pug Ruby) lover of martinis and interior designer extraordinaire. Shes solved many crimes of fashion so how about murder?Cressida Fawcett is heading to the English countryside for a weekend of cocktails and partying at her friends glamorous mansion the location of a recent diamond heist. But just hours after her arrival Cressida is woken by an almighty scream. Rushing to the landing she looks down into the great hall to find a trembling maid standing next to the body of Harry the friendly young chandelier cleaner.Everyone believes Harrys death was an accident. But as Cressida examines the opulent hall and the beautiful grounds she thinks something darker is afoot. Why clean a chandelier in the early hours of the morning? And who overheard Harry boasting about coming into unexpected wealth? A small piece of torn silk found near the body has Cressida looking at the guests elegant clothes with fresh eyesThe short-tempered Detective insists that she keeps her curious nose out of the investigation but its Cressida who realises the stolen diamonds were hidden in the sparkling chandelier. Convinced there is a connection between the theft and the murder the case takes a sinister turn when a guest is killed in his sleep after a brandy-fuelled night of cards. With everyone unable to leave can Cressidas sharp eye for detail catch the killer before another life is taken?
language: English
title: Death Among the Diamonds
publisher: Bookouture