Det. Inspector Jack Finch #15, first published 1989. "The atmosphere in Howlett Hall, the crumbling country seat of the Aston family, is tense iwth expectancy when Rolly Saxby arrives bent on settling an old score with his childhood friend Edgar Aston. For the old man, now in his eighties is lying upstairs felled by a massive stroke, and downstairs his family and staff have gathered to await his death. Barely twelve hours later two lives have expired and Detective Inspector Jack Finch has arrived to uncover the cat's cradle of avarice and deceit which has led to the suspicious demise of at least one elderly gentleman." - Corgi jacket notes. A not-bad traditional British mystery - not terribly exciting or suspenseful but a good surprise ending eventually. ( )