The Sanfield Scandal by Richard Keverne

Published: 1929 | Series: Standalone

Strange events take place twenty years apart. A diamond necklace was stolen at a house party at the Tower House during the First World War; not long after, Sir Jeremy Sanfield shut up the Tower House and left for America, never to return. Twenty years later, Sir Jeremy is dead, and his son reopens the Tower House to be rented. When its new tenant meets with a mysterious accident, the local doctor's sister, Faith Stanhope, decides to investigate. 

About Richard Keverne

Richard Keverne (1882-1950) was the pseudonym of English writer Clifford James Wheeler Hosken. He also wrote under the name Clifford Hosken. Keverne served in the Flying Corps during the First World War, and he was a journalist for the Daily Mirror. His series characters were Inspector Mace and Inspector Artifex.

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The Sanfield Scandal is mentioned in The Documents in the Case (Green Penguin Book Club 13) episode, to be featured as the 14th title in this ongoing series.

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