Overview
Written by Hannah Howe, author of the Amazon #1 Sam Smith Mystery Series, Saving Grace, the courtroom drama of the year.
The Western Mail
2 August 1876
Sensation in the Charles Petrie Case!
Readers may recall that a young banker, by name Mr Charles Petrie, with every opportunity of succeeding in his profession, and commanding a not illiberal income, returned home after riding his horse to dine with his wife, Grace, and her companion, Mrs Quinn. During and after dinner he had nothing to excite him save the receipt of a letter which somewhat annoyed him, and that his wife consumed rather more wine than he considered to be good for her health. Immediately after retiring to his room he was seized with symptoms of irritant poisoning, and despite every effort made on his behalf, he succumbed to its effects. An inquest was held, which vexed the minds of the Coroner’s jury to a degree without precedent in Coroners’ Inquest Law, and an open verdict was returned. However, the matter will not rest there, for after questions in Parliament, a second inquest has been called under suspicion that Mr Charles Petrie was murdered.
Who poisoned Charles Petrie? Dr James Collymore, a man familiar with poisons, a man harbouring a dark secret that, if exposed, would ruin his career; Florrie Williams, the maid who supplied Charles with his bedtime drink; Bert Kemp, a disgruntled groom who used poisons in his work, who four months earlier had predicted Charles’ dying day; Mrs Jennet Quinn, a lady’s companion with a deep knowledge of poisons, and a deep fear of dismissal; or Grace Petrie, Charles’ wife of four months, a woman with a scandalous past, a woman shunned by polite society.
With crowds flocking to the courtroom and the shadow of suspicion falling upon her in the shape of the hangman’s noose, could Daniel Morgan, a dashing young advocate, save Grace?
Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940155096016 |
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| Publisher: | Goylake Publishing |
| Publication date: | 07/01/2018 |
| Sold by: | Smashwords |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 231 KB |
About the Author
Hannah Howe is the bestselling author of the Sam Smith Mystery Series (Sam's Song, book one in the series, has reached number one on the amazon.com private detective chart on seven separate occasions and the number one position in Australia). Hannah lives in the picturesque county of Glamorgan with her partner and their two children. She has a university degree and a background in psychology, which she uses as a basis for her novels.
Hannah began her writing career at school when her teacher asked her to write the school play. She has been writing ever since. When not writing or researching Hannah enjoys reading, genealogy, music, chess and classic black and white movies. She has a deep knowledge of nineteenth and twentieth century popular culture and is a keen student of the private detective novel and its history.
Hannah's books are available in print, as audio books and eBooks from all major retailers: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Google Play, Kobo, iBooks, etc. For more details please visit https://hannah-howe.com
The Sam Smith Mystery Series in book order:
Sam's Song
Love and Bullets
The Big Chill
Ripper
The Hermit of Hisarya
Secrets and Lies
Family Honour
Sins of the Father
Smoke and Mirrors
Stardust
Mind Games
Digging in the Dirt
A Parcel of Rogues
Boston
The Devil and Ms Devlin
Snow in August
Looking for Rosanna Mee
Stormy Weather
Eve’s War: Heroines of SOE
Operation Zigzag
Operation Locksmith
Operation Broadsword
Operation Treasure
Operation Sherlock (to follow)
Operation Cameo (to follow)
Operation Rose (to follow)
Operation Watchmaker (to follow)
Operation Overlord (to follow)
Operation Jedburgh (to follow)
Operation Butterfly (to follow)
Operation Liberty (to follow)
The Olive Tree: A Spanish Civil War Saga
Roots
Branches
Leaves (to follow)
Fruit (to follow)
Flowers (to follow)
The Ann's War Mystery Series in book order:
Betrayal
Invasion
Blackmail
Escape
Victory
Standalone Novels
Saving Grace: A Victorian Mystery
The Fifth Man (to follow)
Colette: A Schoolteacher’s War (to follow)
What readers have been saying about the Sam Smith Mystery Series and Hannah Howe...
"Hannah Howe is a very talented writer."
"A gem of a read."
"Sam Smith is the most interesting female sleuth in detective fiction. She leaves all the others standing."
"Hannah Howe's writing style reminds you of the Grandmasters of private detective fiction - Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and Robert B. Parker."
"Sam is an endearing character. Her assessments of some of the people she encounters will make you laugh at her wicked mind. At other times, you'll cry at the pain she's suffered."
"Sam is the kind of non-assuming heroine that I couldn't help but love."
"Sam's Song was a wonderful find and a thoroughly engaging read. The first book in the Sam Smith mystery series, this book starts off as a winner!"
"Sam is an interesting and very believable character."
"Gripping and believable at the same time, very well written."
"Sam is a great heroine who challenges stereotypes."
"Hannah Howe is a fabulous writer."
"I can't wait to read the next in the series!"
"The Big Chill is light reading, but packs powerful messages."
"This series just gets better and better."
"What makes this book stand well above the rest of detective thrillers is the attention to the little details that makes everything so real."
"Sam is a rounded and very real character."
"Howe is an author to watch, able to change the tone from light hearted to more thoughtful, making this an easy and yet very rewarding read. Cracking!"
"Fabulous book by a fabulous author-I highly recommended this series!"
"Howe writes her characters with depth and makes them very engaging."
"I loved the easy conversational style the author used throughout. Some of the colourful ways that the main character expressed herself actually made me laugh!"
"I loved Hannah Howe's writing style -- poignant one moment, terrifying the next, funny the next moment. I would be on the edge of my seat praying Sam wouldn't get hurt, and then she'd say a one-liner or think something funny, and I'd chuckle and catch my breath. Love it!"
"Sam's Song is no lightweight suspense book. Howe deals with drugs, spousal abuse, child abuse, and more. While the topics she writes about are heavy, Howe does a fantastic job of giving the reader the brutal truth while showing us there is still good in life and hope for better days to come."