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MURDER AT THE FITZWILLIAM: MUSEUM MYSTERIES BY JIM ELDRIDGE PUBLISHED BY ALLISON & BUSBY
1894. Daniel Wilson is called to urgently help the Fitzwilliam Museum. The remains of an ancient princess and her entourage are to be unveiled but strange occurrences have followed their arrival in Britain: a dead body is found, a mummified bodyguard goes ‘walkabout’ and another man is strangled to death. Aided by the talented archaeologist Abigail Fenton but hindered by the dismissive local police force, can Wilson unravel the mystery and preserve the reputation of the museum ahead of its public launch?
MURDER AT THE ASHMOLEAN: MUSEUM MYSTERIES BY JIM ELDRIDGE PUBLISHED BY ALLISON & BUSBY
1895. An executive at the Ashmolean Museum is found shot dead in his office. Officially ruled as suicide by police, but with apparent lack of motive the museum’s administrator suspects foul play. Agent Daniel Wilson is called to explore the situation, with archaeologist Abigail Fenton, but they are hindered by an interfering, lone agent from Special Branch. With rumours of political ructions from South Africa, mislaid artefacts and a lost Shakespeare play, they soon find themselves tangled in bureaucracy and need their intellect and ingenuity to reveal the secrets of the aristocracy.
MURDER AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM: MUSEUM MYSTERIES BY JIM ELDRIDGE PUBLISHED BY ALLISON & BUSBY
1894. A gentlemen is found dead in a WC at the British Museum, the stall locked from the inside. Professor Lance Pickering was due to give a talk promoting a new exhibition when he was stabbed in the chest. Daniel Wilson is called in to solve the case, but it isn’t long before the museum becomes the site of another fatality and the pressure mounts to deliver results. It’s a race against time to salvage the reputation of the museum and catch a murderer desperate for revenge.
MURDER AT THE MANCHESTER MUSEUM: MUSEUM MYSTERIES BY JIM ELDRIDGE PUBLISHED BY ALLISON & BUSBY
1895. Former Scotland Yard detective Daniel Wilson, and his archaeologist Abigail Fenton investigate the murder of a young woman at the Manchester Museum. The staff remember her as a recent and regular visitor but nobody appears to know her and there are no possessions to identify her. The case turns more deadly when the body of a second woman is discovered hidden in the depths of the museum. A local journalist assists as Daniel hopes to unravel this mystery, but the journey to truth is fraught with obstacles and unforgettable past mistakes…