Who Killed Houston Fairchild?

by Evelyn James Book 17 in the The Gentleman Detective Mysteries series.

First published 2026

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Colonel Julius Bainbridge and Victoria are drawn into an investigation surrounding the death of Houston Fairchild. The first explanation appears convincing enough to close the matter quickly, but inconsistencies in the evidence suggest that someone has constructed a more convenient version of events.

Their enquiries move through Fairchild’s social and professional connections, where reputation gives several people strong reasons to conceal what they know. The mystery depends on careful questioning and the gradual testing of apparently respectable accounts, until the difference between an unfortunate death and a deliberate crime can no longer be ignored.