About the Book
A mother’s love, a mother’s wrath . . .
A night at the theatre for Dr Jack Cuthbert proves to be the beginning of a baffling backstage murder investigation. There is no doubt who the victim is – a star of the most prestigious West End stages – but who would have wanted him dead and in such a brutal, theatrical way? The answer seems to lie in his past: the social clubs and music-hall circuits before the First World War. But where and when did the victim first meet his killer?
It is up to Cuthbert to unravel the complex forensics of the case, and in a world where almost no one is as they first appear, the team at Scotland Yard must peel back the masks until they can discover the truth beneath.
'A series that has quickly become essential reading' – The Times
The Author
Allan Gaw
Allan Gaw studied medicine at Glasgow University and trained as a pathologist. Having worked in the NHS and universities in the UK and the US, he took early retirement and now devotes his time to writing. His published non-fiction works include medical textbooks and magazine articles on topics as diverse as the thalidomide story, the medical challenges of space travel and the medico-legal consequences of the Hillsborough disaster.
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