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The Long Farewell
The Long Farewell
The Long Farewell
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The Long Farewell

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The head of Scotland Yard probes the suspicious death of a Shakespearean scholar with a collection of secrets in this classic British mystery.

Lewis Packford, an Elizabethan scholar, is found shot in his library. It was rumored Packford recently acquired a book annotated by the Bard, but the book is nowhere to be seen. What is beside him, however, is a note that—as Packford was wont to do—quotes William Shakespeare: “Farewell, a long farewell.”

Police believe Packford died from suicide, but Sir John Appleby, head of Scotland Yard and Packford’s friend, disagrees. When Appleby arrives at the scholar’s country house in Dorset, he meets an array of academics and bibliophiles who were all present the night of the murder. Suspects include Packford’s brother, who stands to inherit the house, and Packford’s two secret wives, who recently learned of each other’s existence. As the secrets pile up, the erudite Appleby must get to the bottom of things before the killer forces anyone else to say goodbye for good.

“A model of the deft, classic detective story, told in the most wittily diverting prose.” —The New York Times

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Release dateJun 13, 2023
ISBN9781504088251
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    Chief Inspector John Appleby is visiting Italy and takes the time to drop in on an old friend. Lewis Packford, a Shakespearean scholar, is pleased to see his friend, but Appleby gets the idea that he has a secret he's working on.Just a few weeks later, Appleby is at Packford's funeral. His friend has committed suicide. But his lawyer thinks it was murder and wants Appleby to investigate.Appleby finds that Packford had no shortage of motives for murder. He was a bigamist, he was deep in debt. But he also had a houseful of guests, and they all have secrets of their own. The more Appleby digs, the more he believes that this was no suicide.I really enjoyed this one. I thought I remembered how this book ended, but I was wrong. I am so glad I found this one!

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