A dishonest charity worker, an ageing Casanova and a murdered journalist? Rose Bennett is back on the case…
The Kirkby Charitable Trust has been a mainstay of the local community since 1783. Founded to ease the want and suffering of the poor, its volunteer trustees and small band of staff are considered honest and beyond reproach – until someone at the East & Northern Bank notices a small irregularity in its day-to-day accounts.
Engaged to investigate the discrepancy, financial sleuth Rose Bennett knows she will have to tread carefully. The last thing the ENB needs is a reputation for shutting down good causes. But fate throws her a lifeline when Jeremy McKinley, the suave chairman of the charity’s board, attempts to recruit her good friend Benny Bradman to the Trust. All Rose has to do is persuade the reluctant Benny to take up the role and gather information from the inside.
Investigating the brutal murder of local newshound Judy Scholes, DI George Mulligan makes a personal vow to find his old friend’s killer. But the challenge isn’t an easy one - with no leads to go on, and without a single viable suspect, the inspector is stumped to come up with a motive.
But as Rose and Benny unravel the secrets and lies that bind the staff and trustees of the Kirkby Charitable Trust, and Mulligan chases down blind alleys in the search for Judy’s killer, a familiar face from the past reappears with a devious agenda of their own, along with more than enough glue to stick the two cases together.
Genre: Mystery
The Kirkby Charitable Trust has been a mainstay of the local community since 1783. Founded to ease the want and suffering of the poor, its volunteer trustees and small band of staff are considered honest and beyond reproach – until someone at the East & Northern Bank notices a small irregularity in its day-to-day accounts.
Engaged to investigate the discrepancy, financial sleuth Rose Bennett knows she will have to tread carefully. The last thing the ENB needs is a reputation for shutting down good causes. But fate throws her a lifeline when Jeremy McKinley, the suave chairman of the charity’s board, attempts to recruit her good friend Benny Bradman to the Trust. All Rose has to do is persuade the reluctant Benny to take up the role and gather information from the inside.
Investigating the brutal murder of local newshound Judy Scholes, DI George Mulligan makes a personal vow to find his old friend’s killer. But the challenge isn’t an easy one - with no leads to go on, and without a single viable suspect, the inspector is stumped to come up with a motive.
But as Rose and Benny unravel the secrets and lies that bind the staff and trustees of the Kirkby Charitable Trust, and Mulligan chases down blind alleys in the search for Judy’s killer, a familiar face from the past reappears with a devious agenda of their own, along with more than enough glue to stick the two cases together.
Genre: Mystery
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