Suddenly at his residenceGrandfather is found dead in the little Grecian lodge among the rose garden of his estate. Inspector Cockrill has reason to believe that Sir Richard met with an untimely death, and that the evildoer is among the genteel family gathered at the rural manor. |
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| Title | Suddenly at his residence Penguin Books |
| Author | Christianna Brand |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Bantam Books, 1988 |
| ISBN | 0553254650, 9780553254655 |
| Length | 176 pages |
| Subjects | › › Cockrill, Inspector (Fictitious character) Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Traditional British Police |
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