A young woman accused of murder while on holiday in Venice enlists a friend to come help herโbut once they begin unraveling clues, thereโs no telling what else will come to light.
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โSarah Caudwell is one of my very favorite mystery writers.โโA. J. Finn, New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window
His was a body to die for . . .
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Set to have a vacation away from her home life and the tax man, young barrister Julia Larwood takes a trip to Italy with her art-loving boyfriend. But when her personal copy of the current Finance Act is found a few meters away from a dead body, Julia finds herself caught up in a complex fight against the Inland Revenue.ย
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Fortunately, sheโs able to call on her fellow colleagues who enlist the help of their friend Oxford professor Hilary Tamar.ย However, all is not what it seems. Could Juliaโs boyfriend in fact be an employee of the establishment she has been trying to escape from? And how did her romantic luxurious holiday end in murder?
Donโt miss any of Sarah Caudwellโs riveting Hilary Tamar mysteries:
THUS WAS ADONIS MURDERED โขย THE SHORTEST WAY TO HADES โขย THE SIRENS SANG OF MURDER โขย THE SIBYL IN HER GRAVE