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"There's one thing you can count on: just when you think you've figured out what Barnard is up to, he'll outfox you again." -- People Mystery readers everywhere cherish their favorites among Robert Barnard's critically acclaimed body of work, but one title high on most lists is A Scandal in Belgravia. With A Murder in Mayfair, Barnard gives us a compelling new story set in the same intriguing London milieu, where power, politics, and personality make a lethal mix. When Colin Pinnock becomes a junior minister in the new Prime Minister's government, he's understandably thrilled. Still a youngish man, with a shining reputation among his colleagues, he's clearly being groomed for even higher office. Messages of congratulations flow in from near and far. Basking in the greetings and the praise, Colin picks one soiled postcard out of the stack of congratulatory missives. "Who Do You Think You Are?" it asks. Who wrote the card? How did the person know his home address? Does the writer think Colin is getting a big head, or do the words carry a more profound meaning? And, taking the question literally, who, indeed, is Colin? Who were his real parents? What were the circumstances of his birt
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It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Barnard, Robert
- Publisher
- Scribner Book Company
- Published
- 2000
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780684864457
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller
- Rating
- 3.53 / 5 (16 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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