The Borgia Blade

by Edward J. Laurie


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Softcover
£10.75

Book Details

Language : English
Publication Date : 22/05/2001

Format : Softcover
Dimensions : 5x8
Page Count : 232
ISBN : 9780759602045

About the Book

Nothing is quite so difficult as to ride herd on a 74-year-old man with a lot of ginger, a penchant for solving murder cases and a sense of mischief, at least if you are 24 (as I am) and work for him as a leg man, secretary, chauffeur and whatnot. The "whatnot" turned out to be critical.

I thought the job ideal – a great place to live, a decent salary, and work that would be interesting. All went well until I fell in love with Katherine Monroe and got up to my navel in bodies. The rich are different – they kill a lot.

My brother-in-law, Lieutenant Robert Campbell of the Ben Nevis Homicide Division, bears up under his friend Simon Fraser’s penchant for secrecy, because the old man: "figures it all out, one way or another." Bob isn’t proud, he just wants solutions. Still, Simon can be a royal pain you-know-where.

It all started when somebody buried a plain old knife, once used by Cesare Borgia, into the chest of Audrey Vannelle. It was selected from three cases of jewel-studded equals. Why?

You’ll have to read to find out, but your patience won’t be nearly as tested as ours was.


About the Author

The author was a professor for 54 years. In that time he gave a lot of thought to people here and there he would like to have been able to murder with impunity. Mystery writing is a fun form of sublimation.

In the past, he published a few college texts on computers until he grew bored, wrote and writes a number of essays which entertained his colleagues and friends. The mystery stories were concocted for his sister Audrey, who loves the genre.

Writing’s work, but it is fun.