Death at Blenheim Palace (Robin Paige Victorian Mysteries, No. 11)
Series: Sir Charles Sheridan (11)
Publisher: Berkley Hardcover
Published: February 1, 2005
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780425200353
First sentence: "Oh, sir!" the boy cried excitedly, as John Buttersworth stepped into the conservation laboratory in the basement of the Ashmolean.
Description: Invited to Blenheim Palace, home of the Duke and Duchess of Marborough, to work on a book about a centuries-old scandal involving the murder of a young mistress of King Henry II, husband and wife scholars Charles and Kate Sheridan find themselves investigating the all-too-current kidnapping of a young maid and the mysterious disappearance of the duke and his mistress.