A second case for Victorian sleuth Lord Francis Powerscourt; Early one morning in 1897 a corpse with no head or hands is dragged out of the Thames by London Bridge. There are few clues to his identity and the police call on Lord Francis Powerscourt. Soon his investigation leads Lord Francis to a series of murders at the House of Harrison, a reputable German bank in the City. It seems somebody at the bank is staking out imprudent financial positions that could lead to a scandal of catastrophic proportions for the City. Young Wolfgang Harrison was educated with the Kaiser and shares his beliefs in the destiny and supremacy of the German race. Could he be planning a financial Gotterdammerung that would cripple the British Empire at its finest moment, the celebration of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee?
- ISBN10 1841197963
- ISBN13 9781841197968
- Publish Date 29 January 2004 (first published 30 January 2003)
- Publish Status Transferred
- Out of Print 3 April 2007
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
- Imprint Robinson Publishing
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 288
- Language English