Murder Most Vile (Langham & Dupré Mystery)

London. April, 1957. PI Donald Langham is approached by Vernon Lombard to find his missing son. But there's more to Christopher Lombard's disappearance than meets the eye, and the apparently simple case becomes far more alarming. Can Langham navigate London's criminal underworld, fascism and deception to track down a killer?

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Character-driven and filled with red herrings, a most enjoyable classic British read * Kirkus Reviews on Murder At Standing Stone Manor *
Brown ... has a real knack for historical mystery; his version of Britain in the 1950s, especially the social strata that existed at the time, is vividly re-created and striking in its verisimilitude * Booklist on Murder by Numbers *
Clever plot twists spin the dramatic premise into a gripping tale. Agatha Christie fans will have fun * Publishers Weekly on Murder by Numbers *
A classic English mystery with plenty of unexpected plot twists * Kirkus Reviews on Murder by Numbers *
Appealing characters, lively dialogue, and some thought-provoking observations on post-WWII social changes in Britain * Publishers Weekly on Murder Served Cold *
Another fine entry in a reliably entertaining series * Booklist on Murder Served Cold *