The Murder of Thomas Cardwell (Casebook of Barnaby Adair #11)

The Murder of Thomas Cardwell (Casebook of Barnaby Adair #11)

Author: Stephanie Laurens Listening Length: 8h 24m
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#1 bestselling author Stephanie Laurens returns with a perplexing case in which her favorite sleuths must untangle a web of interconnected motives to identify the man who killed Thomas Cardwell. When Thomas Cardwell, an upstanding man-of-business, is murdered, Roscoe enlists the aid of the best investigators in London ...

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T hey all arrived at Scotland Yard bright and early the next morning. Jordan was just approaching the steps when Barnaby and Penelope drew up in their carriage, and Stokes strode up a moment later.

“I set things in motion yesterday evening,” Stokes informed them. “Chesterton should already be languishing in the interrogation room, so we can head straight downstairs.”

They did and walked into the bare interrogation room with its single glaring lamp to find Chesterton sitting at the rectangular table, staring morosely at his clasped hands. Quiet and watchful, O’Donnell and Morgan stood unobtrusively against the wall behind Chesterton’s chair.

As they filed into the room, Chesterton raised his gaze and watched them claim the chairs on the table’s opposite side. Judging by the expression in his eyes, he was curious as to what they wanted with him and also a trifle wary.