Case of the Murder at Fairfield Heights

Raymond Masters #1

by Garrison Flint, Tom Gnagey (Editor)

BOOK ONE in the Fairfield Heights, a century old mansion, offers a haunting presence as it sits high atop a dreary, rock strewn, sharp-sloped, hill. The ailing, ninety-two year old billionaire, Jasper Fairfield, gathers his heirs for the disbursement of his fortune. One by one they are murdered. Is it the help hoping to maintain their hold on the property? Is it one of the sons; Farley, certifiably deranged, or Chester, the seldom serious laugh machine? Or how about the two adult Bernice, single, well educated, self-centered; or Cliff, the one truly sane-appearing individual in the lot. Maybe it is Cliff's fifteen year old son, who quietly seethes underneath his affable demeanor. The case presents several unusual twists for the old detective. For one, he sees many of the victims alive and well after the time of death certified by the coroner!

173 pages, Paperback

First published November 8, 2013

Reviews

[Doug Ward]

Wealthy Jasper Fairfield, age 92, summons his family for a reading of his will. Anticipating that some foul play might accompany the event, he also invites retired police detective Raymond Masters to attend. Sure enough, there are several crimes, old and new, for Masters to solve. As is often the case in this series, he is helped by a precocious teenager who knows all of the people involved.

[NV]

Interesting storyline

Interesting storyline. I enjoyed the premise, there were many corpses, became a farce of a detective story. The proofing errors are very distracting and should be remedied.

[Theo Austin-Smyth]

Fun read very

Who did it. The suspects keep getting killed off. I did guess but it was fun. Enjoyable low key read.