Death Au Gratin
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When a young chambermaid is found dead, bitten by a cobra concealed in the bed of notorious libertine Armand de Perigord, Inspector Jean-Paul Gautier is certain that she was not the intended victim. The charismatic de Perigord is very wealthy and has never married, and some very salacious stories circulate regarding his many affairs. Could the cobra have been planted by a jealous husband or a jilted lover?
When Gautier is put in touch with the widowed Catriona Becker to tutor him in English, he soon discovers that she has fallen victim to a ruthless blackmailer. The tale she tells him provides another insight into the shady activities of de Perigord and Gautier is soon facing more than one case of blackmail . . . and murder.Buy now!
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- ISBN: 9781471918247
- Author: Richard Grindal
- Pub date: 14.12.15
- RRP: $7.99
- Format: Electronic book text
Author
Richard Grindal
Richard Grindal was born in New Delhi in 1920, where his father was working for the Indian Civil Service. He was educated at King's, Canterbury and won a scholarship to read modern history at Corpus Christi, Cambridge. During the war he joined the RAF. During the 1960s Richard worked for the Iron & Steel Federation. He was based in London, where he married and where his three children were born. His spiritual home, however, was Scotland; for over 20 years he travelled the world representing the Scotch Whisky industry and wrote a number of books about whisky. Writing and golf were his two great passions. He had 25 crime fiction titles published, some of which under his pen name of Richard Grayson.
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