Brief Synopsis :

Pagan gods don’t walk away just because you stop looking at them. The Gronny Patch sleeps. Perhaps it dreams. Or perhaps not . . .



Georgian Lichfield society is enthralled by the arrival of dashing ex-officer Orville; he charms his way into the salons, grand houses and even a great inheritance from extrovert Sir Morton – very unexpectedly.

Suspicious deaths, a hint of blackmail and more than a whiff of murder lie sleeping until 1928 when crime writer Julia Warren returns to her home. As she picks through the past, looking for fresh inspiration, the mystery of Orville and the Gronny Patch begins to involve her, and it seems someone else is intent on hiding another secret or two . . .



Mystery, Menace and Murder lurk in the wings.

Masquerade at the King's Theatre, Haymarket, by Giuseppé Grisoni, 1724, Victoria & Albert Museum


“1783
 The ball is arrived. Long live the ball. With its laces and petticoates, and fans and bows, and powder and masks . . .  no one knows who is who (or affects not to know) and as the evening progresses, no one much cares. Not to be outdone by the fine gentry of Vauxhall, the local gentry of Lichfield have chosen to compete even in this area of fashion . . ." cont. on Bustling Along Bookshelves . . .
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