Major Alec Marshall VC, newly back in London, is enlisted to make inquiries into the will of the late Cecil John Rhodes, the wealthiest man in the British Empire. That same night one of the witnesses to the will, Eric Lowenstein, is found beaten to death in a seedy boardinghouse, where he was lodging under a false name.As London prepares for King Edward VII's coronation, Marshall discovers that Lowenstein harbored a deadly secret concerning not only the vast fortune Rhodes amassed, but the very future of the Empire. ...
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Major Alec Marshall VC, newly back in London, is enlisted to make inquiries into the will of the late Cecil John Rhodes, the wealthiest man in the British Empire. That same night one of the witnesses to the will, Eric Lowenstein, is found beaten to death in a seedy boardinghouse, where he was lodging under a false name.As London prepares for King Edward VII's coronation, Marshall discovers that Lowenstein harbored a deadly secret concerning not only the vast fortune Rhodes amassed, but the very future of the Empire. Marshall's investigation takes him into the dark heart of a flawed genius, and sets him on a personal journey that will change his life forever.
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None. Fine in Fine jacket. A signed, inscribed and dated first edition copy of this thrilling work of detective fiction. Signed, dated and inscribed by the author, reading '"It could have happened-perhaps in a way, it even did" Rafe McGregor 27/2/09' First edition, first impression with complete numberline. In the original unclipped dustwrapper designed by Michael Thomas. Set just before the coronation of King Edward VII, the work tells the story of death of the wealthiest man in the British Empire, Cecil John Rhodes. In the original black cloth binding in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally in lovely condition. Dustwrapper is in lovely condition. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Signed, dated and inscribed by the author to the title page. Fine.
