Unnatural Ends - by Christopher Huang (Hardcover)

About the Book

When Sir Lawrence Linwood is murdered, his children find that his will contains a strange provision: that the Linwood estate will go to the child who first solves his murder.

Book Synopsis

"Delightfully twisty and chilling all at once -- murder mysteries are rarely this fun." --Jonathan Whitelaw, The Sun

Sir Lawrence Linwood is dead. More accurately, he was murdered--savagely beaten to death in his own study with a mediaeval mace. The murder calls home his three adopted children: Alan, an archeologist; Roger, an engineer; and Caroline, a journalist. But his heirs soon find that his last testament contains a strange proviso--that his estate shall go to the heir who solves his murder.

To secure their future, each Linwood heir must now dig into the past. As their suspicion mounts--of each other and of peculiar strangers in the churchless town of Linwood Hollow--they come to suspect that the perpetrator lurks in the mysterious origins of their own birth.

Review Quotes

"An immersive read with satisfyingly intricate plotting. Huang seamlessly incorporates issues that will resonate with twenty-first-century readers." --Booklist (starred review)

"Delightful and immersive." --Foreword Reviews (starred review)

"[A] puzzle worthy of Golden Age detective fiction. Fans of historical mysteries and 1920s novels will welcome this twisted, complex story." --Library Journal (starred review)