A gripping 1920s-set whodunnit this debut features a queer sleuth who must solve a murder in a
mansion on London's Hampstead Heath without revealing his sexuality lest he be arrested as a
criminal. The Selby Bigge mysteries series debut it will leave readers eager for the next
installment. Perfect for fans of Nicola Upson's Josephine Tey novels. London 1929. Selby Bigge
is a bank clerk by day and a denizen of the capital's queer underworld by night but he yearns
for a life that will take him away from his ledgers loveless trysts and dreary bedsit in in
which his every move is scrutinised by a nosy landlady. So when he meets Patrick son of knight
of the realm and banking millionaire Sir Lionel Duker he is delighted to find himself
catapulted into a world of dinners at The Ritz and birthday parties at his new friend's family
mansion on Hampstead Heath. But money it seems can't buy happiness. Sir Lionel is being
slandered in the press his new young wife Lucinda is being harassed by an embittered
journalist and Patrick is worried he'll lose his inheritance to his gold-digging stepmother.
And when someone is found strangled on the billiards room floor after a party it doesn't take
long for Selby to realise everyone has a motive for murder. Can Selby uncover the truth while
keeping his own secrets buried?
