<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>When a nobleman is executed, his long-lost younger brother resurfaces and declares his right to the estate. If he is really the blood kin of the man, where has he been so long? And why does his mother react to him so oddly? Searching for the answers are blind magistrate Sir John Fielding and his ward Jeremy Proctor. Alexander is a pseudonym for Bruce Cook.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>"A rich rewarding trip for everyone." --<i>The New York Times</i><br> <b><i> </i></b><br> <b>"</b>Alexander's eye for period detail is sharp and subtle; he brings his historic England back to life in layers.<b>" </b>--<i>Chicago Tribune <p/></i>When a nobleman is executed, his possessions are expected to go to the Crown, as he is the last of his line. Then a man appears, claiming to be the nobleman's younger brother who disappeared seven years ago, and declares his right to the estate. But if he really is the blood kin of the executed man, where has he been for so long? And why does his mother react to him so oddly? To find the answers, blind magistrate Sir John Fielding and his ward Jeremy Proctor, must travel from London to Bath to Oxford--and finally to a much darker place...<br><i> <p/></i><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Bruce Alexander</b> is the pseudonym for a well-known author of fiction and nonfiction. The books in his series include <i>Blind Justice; Murder in Grub Street</i><b> </b>(named by the <i>New York Times Book Review</i> as a notable book in 1995); <i>Watery Grave; Person or Persons Unknown</i> (named by the <i>Chicago Tribune</i> as one of the best novels of 1997); <i>Jack, Knave and Fool</i>; and <i>Death of a Colonial</i>.
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