Sally Smith

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The Trials of Gabriel Ward Ungekürzte Lesung. 590 Min.

Sprecher: Clyde, Jeremy

Beschreibung

Bloomsbury presents A Case of Life and Limb by Sally Smith, read by Jeremy Clyde. "I was immediately besotted . . . Brilliant." —Janice Hallett, internationally bestselling author of The Appeal All is calm, all is bright, until reluctant sleuth barrister Gabriel Ward is tasked with finding the culprit of yet another grizzly crime in the Inner Temple . . . Christmas Eve, 1901. Gabriel Ward KC is hard at work on a thorny libel case involving London's most famous music hall star, Topsy Tillotson, and its most notorious tabloid newspaper, the Nation's Voice, but the Inner Temple remains as quiet and calm as ever. Quiet, that is, until a severed hand arrives in the post. While the hand's recipient, Temple Treasurer Sir William Waring, is rightfully shaken, Gabriel is filled with curiosity. Who would want to send such a thing? And why? But as more parcels arrive—one with fatal consequences—Gabriel realizes that it is not Sir William who is the target, but the Temple itself. Someone is holding a grudge that has already led to at least one death. Now it's up to Gabriel, and Constable Wright of the City of London Police, to find out who, before an old death leads to a new murder.

Autor

Sally Smith spent all her working life as a barrister and later King's Counsel in the Inner Temple. After writing a biography of the famous Edwardian barrister, Sir Edward Marshall Hall KC, she retired from the bar to write full time. A Case of Mice and Murder, her first novel, was inspired by the historic surroundings of the Inner Temple in which she still lives and works and by the rich history contained in the Inner Temple archives. A Case of Mice and Murder is the first in a series starring the reluctant sleuth Sir Gabriel Ward KC.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Raven Books
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. November 2025
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781639737192
• Artikelnr.: 74527840

Rezensionen

Former barrister Smith injects her entertaining sequel to A Case of Mice and Murder with a jolt of wit and sweetness . . . Smith keeps things delightfully unpredictable . . . Elegant prose, expert pacing, and a well-drawn protagonist whose kindness and acuity never feel heavy-handed result in a thoroughly appealing yuletide mystery. This series deserves a long life.