
The Secret of the Three Fates
A gripping murder mystery with an evocative Scottish backdrop
Jess Armstrong(Author)
Allison & Busby (Publisher)
Published on 23. October 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-0-7490-3173-2 (ISBN)
Description
October, 1922. Ruby Vaughn accompanies her elderly employer, Mr Owen, to Manhurst Castle in the wild Scottish Borders on the pretext of appraising rare manuscripts, but the truth is darker. Haunted by the loss of his son in the Great War, Mr Owen has come seeking contact through a seance led by a mysterious trio known as The Three Fates.
However, as the candle smoke from the seance clears, Ruby finds a body and discovers that she and Mr Owen are the prime suspects for the murder. To clear their names, they must unravel buried secrets and confront a killer willing to silence them - forever.
However, as the candle smoke from the seance clears, Ruby finds a body and discovers that she and Mr Owen are the prime suspects for the murder. To clear their names, they must unravel buried secrets and confront a killer willing to silence them - forever.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 192 mm
Width: 126 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
246 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7490-3173-2 (9780749031732)
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Jess Armstrong's debut novel The Curse of Penryth Hall won the Mystery Writers of America/Minotaur First Crime Novel Competition. She has a masters degree in American History but prefers writing about imaginary people to the real thing. Armstrong lives in New Orleans.