Maurice Seton was a famous mystery writer -- but no murder from his imagination could equal the ghastliness of his own death. When his grotesquely mutilated corpse is found in a drifting dinghy, ripples of horror spread among his bizarre neighbours: the cruel and cynical drama critic, the celebrated recluse, the rakish young heir, the terrified woman waiting for her killer in a lonely house... It is up to Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh and his extraordinary aunt to discover the shocking truth about Seton's past -- before the plot takes another murderous turn.
Unnatural Causes inspired Cosmopolitan to fervently hope, “if we’re lucky, there will always be an England and there will always be a P.D. James.”
Every year mysterious deaths or disappearances occur which cannot be explained.
But she doesn't remember writing it. When a closer investigation reveals it was murder, Katie is catapulted into an off-the-books investigation that leads her down a dark path of past secrets.
Unnatural Causes
Maurice Seton was a famous mystery writer -- but no murder from his imagination could equal the ghastliness of his own death.
Unnatural Causes: The Death of Emperor Napoleon By: Russell Aiuto The great Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
Unnatural Causes
Every year mysterious deaths or disappearances occur which cannot be explained. These unnatural causes come in many forms and defy the accepted principles of science.
Seventy-two well-executed tales of arresting intrigue and deadly deception.
“It's unfinished business, Kay. I have felt this for a long time. You need to bury Mark James.” “Margaret, what has suddenly prompted this?” I was tripping over words again. “I know when someone is on the run.