Death at Glamis Castle

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Death at Glamis Castle

“Gypsy prophecies, singalongs at the pub, a possible ghost or two: There's something for everyone. And if you don't fall in love with Glamis Castle, you haven't a wee dram o' romance in your soul.”—
Kirkus Reviews

 

“An excellent mystery that involves German spies, a dark conspiracy, and a servant who is loyal and devoted to a once-crowned prince. This work is rich in atmosphere and gives the audience a feel for the period after Queen Victoria's death.”

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The Best Reviews

 

“Dualities abound in Paige's mix of real and fictional characters.”

—
Publishers Weekly

 

Death at Dartmoor

“Paige has crafted another convincingly detailed Victorian mystery, sure to please fans and new readers alike.”

—
Publishers Weekly

 

“A fantasia on themes from
The Hound of the Baskervilles
whose focus on the Sheridans shows an altogether more lighthearted side of the moors than Doyle ever revealed.”—
Kirkus Reviews

 

Death at Epsom Downs

“Enough danger and intrigue to keep readers turning the pages, which are filled with vivid historical detail.”—
Booklist

 

“Readers who like their historical mysteries on the lighter side will find much to enjoy here.”—
Publishers Weekly

“Even-tempered prose, period conversation, historical characters, dialect, and culture will make this a solid addition to the series.”—
Library Journal

 

“The cleverly arranged mystery absorbs the audience, but takes a backseat to the human drama at the tail end of the nineteenth century. Robin Paige provides a page-turning novel that will entice historical fiction buffs and Victorian mystery readers to seek her previous works in a strong series.”

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Midwest Book Review

 

“If you like mysteries with real characters and historical settings, you will enjoy this series.”—
The Stuart News
(Stuart, FL)

 

More praise for Robin Paige's Victorian Mysteries

 

“I read it with enjoyment . . . I found myself burning for the injustices of it, and caring what happened to the people.”

—Anne Perry

 

“Wonderfully gothic . . . A bright and lively re-creation of late-Victorian society.”—Sharan Newman

 

“Good stories with a nice feel for the period. Intriguing and intelligent.”—
Mysterious Women

 

“An original and intelligent sleuth . . . a vivid re-creation of Victorian England.”—Jean Hager, author of
Blooming Murder

 

“Absolutely riveting . . . An extremely articulate, genuine mystery, with well-drawn, compelling characters.”

—
Meritorious Mysteries

 

“Robin Paige provides readers with an excellent historical mystery that will have genre fans searching for the previous novels in this special, one-of-a-kind series.”

—
Midwest Book Review

The Victorian Mystery Series by Robin Paige

 

Death at Bishop's Keep

 

Death at Gallows Green

 

Death at Daisy's Folly

 

Death at Devil's Bridge

 

Death at Rottingdean

 

Death at Whitechapel

 

Death at Epsom Downs

 

Death at Dartmoor

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

 

DEATH AT GLAMIS CASTLE

 

A Berkley Book / published by arrangement with the author

 

Copyright © 2004 by Susan Wittig Albert and William J. Albert.

 

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TO THE READER

We occasionally (and deliberately) leave plot elements unresolved in our books, with the intention of taking them up later.
Death at Glamis Castle
is a continuation of two previous books:
Death at Whitechapel
, which dealt with Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, eldest son of Bertie and Alexandra, and heir presumptive to the throne of Great Britain; and
Death at Rottingdean
, in which a German agent, Ludwig von Hauptmann, attempts to smuggle arms into England in preparation for an invasion. In this book, we continue the story of the unfortunate prince for whom the crown was a curse that he could not escape, and his unwitting role in the Great Game.

 

Robin Paige
Bill and Susan Albert
Bertram, Texas
December 2001

CAST OF CHARACTERS * Indicates historical persons

Glamis Castle: Visitors, Residents, Staff

 

*Prince Albert Victor Christian Edward (Eddy), aka Lord Osborne,
Duke of Clarence and Avondale, eldest son of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra

*Princess Victoria (Toria),
daughter of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra

 

*Lady Glamis (Cecilia Bowes-Lyon),
wife of Lord Glamis, eldest son of Claude Bowes-Lyon, thirteenth Earl of Strathmore

*Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon,
youngest daughter of Lord and Lady Glamis, afterward wife of King George VI and mother of Queen Elizabeth II, beloved as the Queen Mother

 

Angus Duff,
Glamis estate factor

Simpson,
house steward

Hilda Memsdorff MacDonald,
housemaid (deceased)

Flora MacDonald,
housemaid, daughter of Hilda MacDonald

Gladys,
housemaid

 

Mrs. Leslie,
housekeeper

 

Mrs. Thompson,
cook

 

Mrs. Wollie,
laundress

Sally,
kitchenmaid

Douglas Hamilton,
assistant gamekeeper

 

Glamis Village, Residents and Visitors

Doctor Henry Ogilvy,
village physician and the King's Coroner

 

Oliver Graham,
village constable

 

Herman Memsdorff,
visitor from Edinburgh, nephew of Hilda MacDonald

 

Alan Donovan,
visiting collector of Scottish ballads

 

Taiso,
itinerant gypsy tinker

 

Military and Diplomatic Personnel

Colonel John Paddington,
Coldstream Guards

Captain Andrew Kirk-Smythe,
British Intelligence

 

*Friedrich von Holstein,
First Counselor, Political Department, German Foreign Ministry