A Well-Earned Death (A John Grey Historical Mystery)

by L.C. Tyler

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"How can you lose money growing a crop everyone wants with labour that costs next to nothing?"

In 1671 there are fortunes to be made in Barbados, owning slaves and planting sugar cane. But drought, floods, locusts and his own incompetence have brought Hubert Umfraville down and caused him to flee the island in the most humiliating fashion. Now back in England, he hopes to restore his fortunes through extortion. In Barbados he has discovered a secret that people here may pay him to keep quiet about.

When his body is found in the orchard of the house he has...

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  • ISBN10 1408718715
  • ISBN13 9781408718711
  • Publish Date 16 November 2023
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
  • Imprint Constable
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 320
  • Language English