Shades of Murder

Shades of Murder by bestselling author Ann Granger is a brilliantly plotted and atmospheric traditional mystery that masterfully connects a dark Victorian crime with a modern-day homicide. Set in the fictional English village of Bamford, the narrative revolves around two elderly sisters, the last remaining members of the Oakley family, who live in poverty in their crumbling ancestral home. For over a century, their family has been haunted by the historical stigma of their grandmother's suspicious death in 1889, a crime for which their grandfather was tried but never convicted. When a mysterious young Polish man suddenly arrives claiming to be a long-lost relative entitled to their inheritance, he is shortly found dead, poisoned in the exact same manner as the tragic Victorian matriarch. This compelling book stands as an absolute classic of the cozy English village mystery genre. It provides a captivating challenge for the famous detective duo, Superintendent Alan Markby and Meredith Mitchell, who must unearth long-buried secrets spanning generations to expose a clever killer.