Death at Swaythling Court

by J. J. Connington

Overview

Hubbard made his money in blackmail, most detestable blackmail at that. A wealthy, lisping butterfly collector, there were no special regrets when he was found dead at his desk in his own home. Yet Colonel Sanderstead felt it his duty to probe the affair, since his nephew's best friends had very good reason to wish Hubbard dead.

His investigation, as it turns out, would never have solved the case, but it leads to an amazing confession ...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781471906305
Publisher:	Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Publication date:	06/14/2014
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
File size:	350 KB

About the Author

Alfred Walter Stewart (1880-1947), who wrote under the pen name J. J. Connington, was born in Glasgow, the youngest of three sons of Reverend Dr Stewart. He graduated from Glasgow University and pursued an academic career as a chemistry professor, working for the Admiralty during the First World War. Known for his ingenious and carefully worked-out puzzles and in-depth character development, he was admired by a host of his better-known contemporaries, including Dorothy L. Sayers and John Dickson Carr, who both paid tribute to his influence on their work. He married Jessie Lily Courts in 1916 and they had one daughter.