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While hosting a group of academics at Thorncroft House, Harriet and Matthew Rowsley find themselves confronted with bigger - and bloodier! - issues than unruly guests . . . The fifth instalment of the Harriet and Matthew Rowsley Victorian mystery series sets in England during the great Victorian era.

June 1861, Victorian England. A house full of academics should imply calm and quiet, but much to housekeeper Harriet Rowsley''s dismay some of the guests seem to have problems with the estate''s unconventional practices and aren''t afraid of voicing their concerns. Having Harriet and her husband and interim estate manager Matthew as the hosts of Thorncroft House, while his lordship is ill and the trustees are seeking for his heir, is obviously not to everyone''s taste!

But Harriet won''t let their patronising opinions get in the way of running the household as it was entrusted to her. She and her husband seem to have things under control until

The Dead Hand

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    A Paperback by Judith Cutler

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      Publisher Canongate Books
      Published 9/26/2024
      ISBN-13 9781448314607
      978-1448314607
      ISBN-10 1448314607

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      Book Synopsis

      While hosting a group of academics at Thorncroft House, Harriet and Matthew Rowsley find themselves confronted with bigger - and bloodier! - issues than unruly guests . . . The fifth instalment of the Harriet and Matthew Rowsley Victorian mystery series sets in England during the great Victorian era.

      June 1861, Victorian England. A house full of academics should imply calm and quiet, but much to housekeeper Harriet Rowsley''s dismay some of the guests seem to have problems with the estate''s unconventional practices and aren''t afraid of voicing their concerns. Having Harriet and her husband and interim estate manager Matthew as the hosts of Thorncroft House, while his lordship is ill and the trustees are seeking for his heir, is obviously not to everyone''s taste!

      But Harriet won''t let their patronising opinions get in the way of running the household as it was entrusted to her. She and her husband seem to have things under control until

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