No one was too surprised when octogenarian Gertrude Powell was found dead at Almstone Manor, a retirement home for former members of the Fearnshire Regiment and their dependents. She had, after all, been very ill. But on the morning of her funeral, her son Lionel receives a very disturbing letter -- from his mother. In it, she claims that someone is trying to kill her. Now Gertrude had led a full and exciting life, but for every fact Inspector Sloan turns up about her, there seems to be a mystery too. And the other ...
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No one was too surprised when octogenarian Gertrude Powell was found dead at Almstone Manor, a retirement home for former members of the Fearnshire Regiment and their dependents. She had, after all, been very ill. But on the morning of her funeral, her son Lionel receives a very disturbing letter -- from his mother. In it, she claims that someone is trying to kill her. Now Gertrude had led a full and exciting life, but for every fact Inspector Sloan turns up about her, there seems to be a mystery too. And the other residents of Almstone Manor aren't talking ...
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