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Title details for Crooked in His Ways by S. M. Goodwin - Available

Crooked in His Ways

by S. M. Goodwin
Rupert Degas
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Albert Beauchamp disappeared just before Christmas in 1856. When he reappears more than a year later, he's in several pieces, packed in salt in a shipping crate in New Orleans. NYC inspectors Jasper Lightner and his partner, Hieronymus Law, are called in to investigate—but the further they dig into the wealthy financier's background, the dirtier the story gets. On the surface, Beauchamp had a lot of friends. But, as they discover, each had a good reason to hate him. Beauchamp's last will and testament—stashed away in a safety deposit box, along with a king's ransom in jewels—yields few clues, but Jasper and Hy discover something even more valuable: a little black book filled with names, dates, and a cache of damning details. Following a trail of leads that reaches back to the early 1840s, the detectives uncover a sordid litany of high society scandals that still threatens the city's moneyed establishment. And the shadowy figure who knows their dirtiest secrets re-emerges with a devious new plan that goes far beyond simple blackmail. The dark shadows grow longer as Jasper and Hy close in on the truth—and a killer lies in wait for his ultimate prey.

  • Creators

  • Series

    A LIGHTNER AND LAW MYSTERY

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    September 7, 2021

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781666518399
      • File size: 326441 KB
      • Duration: 11:20:05

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Imagine Lord Peter Wimsey with a debilitating stammer fighting crime in a racist, xenophobic mid-nineteenth-century New York. Now imagine being the actor having to perform that character over many hours of a multilayered plot without letting the stammer distract from the story or drive the listener mad. Rupert Degas gives us a master class in skill and judgment in this extremely entertaining, if seriously overcrowded, historical mystery. Lord Lightner and his faithful valet, Bunter--oops, Paisley--have been seconded to New York to teach the fledgling (think corrupt Tweed administration) police force how to solve crimes. A body turns up in a crate of salt, in pieces. Much more mayhem follows. Degas mispronounces Houston Street, and weirdly, Plantagenet, but otherwise, his performance is dazzling. B.G. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine

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