Mammoth Books presents The Adventure of the Grace Chalice
Fiction & Literature, Crime, Mystery & Suspense
| Author: | Roger Johnson | ISBN: | 9781472100788 |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group | Publication: | May 17, 2012 |
| Imprint: | C & R Crime | Language: | English |
| Author: | Roger Johnson |
| ISBN: | 9781472100788 |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Publication: | May 17, 2012 |
| Imprint: | C & R Crime |
| Language: | English |
Henry Staunton is a self-important, prosperous man not without self-esteem. He is utterly distressed to find his new Grace Chalice (the celebrated golden cup that had cost him a pretty penny) missing from the safe, securely built into the wall and hidden behind a looking-glass in his office. A man who values his privacy enormously, Staunton chooses not to involve the police and instead approaches Holmes, who is intrigued by the mystery. All the while, Esme Freeling, a criminal Holmes was partly responsible for having locked up has escaped from Chelmsford Prison.
Henry Staunton is a self-important, prosperous man not without self-esteem. He is utterly distressed to find his new Grace Chalice (the celebrated golden cup that had cost him a pretty penny) missing from the safe, securely built into the wall and hidden behind a looking-glass in his office. A man who values his privacy enormously, Staunton chooses not to involve the police and instead approaches Holmes, who is intrigued by the mystery. All the while, Esme Freeling, a criminal Holmes was partly responsible for having locked up has escaped from Chelmsford Prison.
