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lovely.”—Chicago Tribune
“Wickedly clever…fans will rejoice.”—Chattanooga
Times/Free Press
A strange and unsolved case of abduction is reopened by
Melrose Plant, reexamined by Richard Jury—and revisited by
a killer…
In a pub called the Grave Maurice, Melrose Plant overhears
the intriguing story of fifteen-year-old Nell Ryder,
granddaughter of the owner of Ryder Stud Farm in
Cambridgeshire, the heart of Britain’s racing world. The
girl was abducted nearly two years before and has never
been heard from since. The tale is especially fascinating
to Melrose Plant because the girl’s father is Richard
Jury’s surgeon. Recuperating from gunshot wounds, Jury is
in dire need of something to occupy his time, even if the
case is as cold as a case can get…until another murder
heats it up again.
“Plenty of wit, danger and fully rounded
characters.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune
“Atmospheric and moody…a compelling story.”—The
Richmond Times-Dispatch