Heirs of the Body - A Daisy Dalrymple Mystery

New York: Minotaur, 2013. An As New copy in an As New dustjacket which is not price clipped. First Edition, First Printing. 292 pages. In the late 1920's in England, The Honourable Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher is recruited to help her cousin Edgar, Lord Dalrymple. About to turn fifty, Lord Dalrymple decides it is time to find out the proper heir to the viscountcy and the estate. With the help of the family lawyer, who advertises Empire-wide, they have come up with four potential claimants. For his fiftieth birthday, Edgar invites those would-be heirs - along with Daisy and the rest of the family - to Fairacres, the family estate. In the meantime, Daisy is asked to be the family's representative at the lawyer's interviews with the claimants. The four potential heirs reside in every corner of the world and come from all walks of society. However, one of them seems to have disappeared from the face of the earth - whether permanently or not, no one knows. While the various claims are still being evaluated, the other three descend upon Fairacres, where a series of unfortunate axcidents begin to occur. But are they really accidents, or is someone trying to eliminate the competition while there's still time? With the help of her husband, Scotland Yard detective Alec Fletcher, Daisy must uncover the truth and find the rightful heir before its too late. L. First. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.