A Party to Murder

Rosa Epton #4

by Michael Underwood

The appointment of a new Chief Prosecuting Solicitor has caused outrage and gossip, but no one could have imagined that murder would ensue. Nor that an arrogant and stubborn policeman would make a premature arrest and then set about gathering the evidence to substantiate his arrest. Then a second murder throws the case into even more confusion.Meanwhile, Rosa Epton has appeared on the scene to defend the accused, and she is soon locked in battle with the police and increasingly determined to get to the truth.

Genres: Mystery

192 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 1984

About the author

"Michael Underwood" was the pseudonym of British writer John Michael Evelyn. He published his first mystery novel, Murder on Trial, in 1954. His series characters were Martin Ainsworth and Inspector (later Superintendent) Simon Manton.

Evelyn was educated at Christ Church College Oxford and Grays Inn London. He was called to the Bar in 1939 but joined the British Army to serve during WWII until 1946, attaining the rank of Major. He returned to a career in law with the Department of Public Prosecutions, serving for some thirty years until his retirement in 1976.

Reviews

[Grey853 · Rating 2 out of 5]

When the office gossip is murdered, the investigation begins. Was he blackmailing someone? Did the murder have anything to do with his new boss?

There's a lot of both procedural and courtroom drama in this English mystery.

I got a little bored with the courtroom part, but overall it had a good ending.