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The Deadly Inheritance of Everest Macdonald
- Author
- A.J. West
- Narrator
- Lucy Penrose
- Publisher
- Ulverscroft Ltd
- Publish Date
- 8 October 2026
- Run Time
- 11 hours 48 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
1917. As the Great War rages, Everest Macdonald is summoned to her father’s deathbed and entrusted with a final urgent request: she must uncover the truth behind the murder of her uncle, the celebrated Victorian actor William Terriss.
In 1897, Terriss was stabbed to death outside London’s Adelphi Theatre, a killing that shocked Victorian society. The murderer was swiftly arrested and confined to Broadmoor, the case declared closed. Yet years later, a sealed package of evidence passed to Everest by her dying father casts doubt on the official verdict and the haste with which it was reached.
Drawn back to London, Everest begins her investigation, following a trail that leads her into the world of late-Victorian theatre, where fame and fortune mask obsession, envy and cruelty. With time running out and her father’s strength failing, Everest must uncover what really happened on the night Terriss died.
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Details
- Author
- A.J. West
- Narrator
- Lucy Penrose
- Duration
- 11 hours 48 minutes
- Release Date
- 8 October 2026
- ISBN
- 9780750561051
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Ulverscroft Ltd
- Genre
- Historical crime and mysteries, Crime and mystery: women sleuths / detectives
Synopsis
1917. As the Great War rages, Everest Macdonald is summoned to her father’s deathbed and entrusted with a final urgent request: she must uncover the truth behind the murder of her uncle, the celebrated Victorian actor William Terriss. In 1897, Terriss was stabbed to death outside London’s Adelphi Theatre, a killing that shocked Victorian society. The murderer was swiftly arrested and confined to Broadmoor, the case declared closed. Yet years later, a sealed package of evidence passed to Everest by her dying father casts doubt on the official verdict and the haste with which it was reached. Drawn back to London, Everest begins her investigation, following a trail that leads her into the world of late-Victorian theatre, where fame and fortune mask obsession, envy and cruelty. With time running out and her father’s strength failing, Everest must uncover what really happened on the night Terriss died.
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