Hell Bay: Barker & Llewelyn, Book 8
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| Rating | : | 4.98 (649 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B073HP82QM |
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| Number of Pages | : | 184 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Trapped in a manor house with no way of escape, Cyrus Barker and his assistant, Thomas Llewelyn, must uncover which among them is the killer before the next victim falls.. The cover story for the gathering is a house party - an attempt to introduce Lord Hargrave's two unmarried sons to potential mates. The only means of egress from the island - a boat - has been sent away, and the means of signaling for help has been destroyed. At the request of Her Majesty's government, private enquiry agent Cyrus Barker agrees to take on his least favorite kind of assignment - he's to provide security for a secret conference with the French government. But shortly after the parties land at the island, Lord Hargrave is killed by a sniper shot, and the French ambassador's head of security is found stabbed to death. The conference is to take place on the private estate of Lord Hargrave on a remote island off the coast of Cornwall. The goal of the conference is the negotiation of a new treaty with France
A taut closed-door murder mystery In the eighth Barker and Llewellyn mystery (Some Danger Involved: A Novel, To Kingdom Come: A Novel, The Limehouse Text: A Novel, The Hellfire Conspiracy (Barker & Llewelyn, No. A taut closed-door murder mystery doc peterson In the eighth Barker and Llewellyn mystery (Some Danger Involved: A Novel, To Kingdom Come: A Novel, The Limehouse Text: A Novel, The Hellfire Conspiracy (Barker & Llewelyn, No. 4), The Black Hand: A Barker & Llewelyn Novel, Fatal Enquiry: A Barker & Llewelyn Novel, Anatomy of Evil: A Barker & Llewelyn Novel) Barker and Llewellyn find themselves in a "locked room murder" - hired to act as body guards and stranded on an island off the coast of Land's End, someone is murdering the guests. Reminiscent of Agatha Christie's Ten Little Indians, Thomas creates a taut mystery that kept. ), The Black Hand: A Barker & Llewelyn Novel, Fatal Enquiry: A Barker & Llewelyn Novel, Anatomy of Evil: A Barker & Llewelyn Novel) Barker and Llewellyn find themselves in a "locked room murder" - hired to act as body guards and stranded on an island off the coast of Land's End, someone is murdering the guests. Reminiscent of Agatha Christie's Ten Little Indians, Thomas creates a taut mystery that kept. Island house party gone very wrong -- murder and intrigue!! catherine lawry The format of this book is different than the other books in the series. Once you figure that out, just strap in for the ride. I loved this book! It's very Agatha Christie-esque with everyone being trapped on a basically deserted island and a mysterious sniper picking people off one by one. Barker and Llewelyn are hired as security for a house party that turns deadly and violent!My only observation -- although I love the cover of this book, to me it doesn't have much to do with the plot. I had no idea before I started the book that almost all of the action takes place in a secl. "Lots of drama and ingenuity is shown" according to ARG. A super secret government diplomatic office asks for Barker to serve as bodyguard for the French ambassador at a clandestine meeting disguised as a house party. Barker wants to say no but the man asking is the husband of Mrs Ashleigh's good friend aka its a plot for the friend to meet him as well as a job. He can't really say no. The party is held on a tiny secluded island out in Hell Bay of Land's End. Bedlam ensues and the guests are trapped on the island with a killer. Is it politics or personal? Is it a single madman or an organized inside job? Lots of drama and ingenuity i