The Complete Steel

Enjoyed this mystery very much. Easy to read and interesting plot. I will seek out more from this author to read.

I like all of Catherine Aird books, and this is a classic. When a young boy finds a body hidden in a suit of armour while on a house tour in Aird's fictional English county, suspician falls on the family of the Duke of Orman. Was it the Duke or his son? The Ditzy Duchess? The ne'er-do-well nephew? Inspector Sloane, stuck as always with Defective Crosby, is out of place in the Stately house, but, as the Chief Superintendant said, You can expect the tradional at the Duke's Estate.

In this book starring CD Sloan, the murder is set in theenglish stately home of the Earl of Ornum... The suspects include thearistocratic family, two great aunts, visiting cousins, an absent minded mother, a blackmailing hanger-on and the butler; there is plenty of red herrings, for the reader to try and solve the murder. Before the mystery is soved another murder, a chandelier, a missing painting are all added to the mix. This is a delightful book, which gives the reader a look inside the workings of a stately home and a lesson in legal history, gently wrapped in a nice murder mystery. END