Death Called to the Bar
Death Called to the Bar by David Dickinson is a mystery novel published by Constable in 2006, featuring 247 pages in English. The story unfolds at Queen’s Inn, London’s youngest and most fashionable Inn of Court, where senior barrister Alexander Dauntsey mysteriously collapses and dies during a feast, revealing a case of poisoning. Following this shocking event, his friend Woodford Stewart is also found shot dead, prompting Lord Francis Powerscourt to investigate the murders discreetly. His inquiries lead him deep into the intricacies of legal London, where the wills of the deceased may uncover hidden crimes.
Readers will find a narrative that explores themes of intrigue and deception within the legal profession, as Powerscourt navigates a web of suspects, including a jealous wife, a fearful mistress, and a rival barrister. The investigation takes him to a troubled marriage and a country house steeped in mystery, where the past holds secrets that could change everything. As Powerscourt delves deeper, he faces grave dangers while unraveling the truth behind the murders in this engaging tale of mystery and detective work.
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Queen’s Inn is London’s youngest and most fashionable Inn of Court. On 29th February 1902, at a Feast, senior barrister Alexander Dauntsey collapses into his soup and dies. He has been poisoned. Soon after his friend Woodford Stewart is shot dead, and Lord Francis Powerscourt is summoned to discreetly investigate the matter of the murdered barristers. His inquiries take him into the heart of legal London where the wills of the dead can reveal the crimes of the living. It takes him to the heart of a troubled marriage where lack of children imperils everything. And it takes him to Calne, a mysterious house in the country where the glorious past is boarded up and the treasures of generations hide beneath the dustsheets. There are many suspects: a jealous wife, a mistress fearful of being jilted, a work colleague beaten to the senior role in the Inn and a cuckolded husband who writes books about poisons. Powerscourt himself is put in grave danger before he finally solves the mystery of Death Called to the Bar.
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