[ Grave Matters ]
It could almost have been an accident when Miss Amelia Brinton, retired headmistress of a famous girl's school, falls to her death on the site of the Acropolis in Greece. Dr Patrick Grant witnesses the fall and furthermore, he sees it as too much of a coincidence when her elderly friend Miss Forrest falls down the stairs of the British Museum to her death. Patrick's investigations lead him to a village in Hampshire where he witnesses strange events that deepen the mystery. With the help of his policeman friend from Scotland yard, Patrick manages to unravel the strands of this intriguing riddle.
Ce n'est pas de n'importe quel escalier, mais du grand escalier du Parthénon, que dégringole Amelia Brinton, sous le regard atterré de Patrick Grant. La chute lui est évidemment fatale. Accident ? Malveillance ? Le professeur Grant s'interroge. Mais lorsqu'un autre escalier et une autre vieille dame entrent en scène, il acquiert l'intime conviction qu'il y a anguille sous roche... |