Avenging Angel Author:Kwame Anthony Appiah David Viscount Glen Tannock, handsome scion of a noble Scottish family, was a brilliant and charming student, adored by his friends, admired by his acquaintances. His apparent suicide looks, therefore, like a tragic and inexplicable conclusion to a very promising life. — But, his cousin, Sir Patrick Scott, a prominent barrister with a reputation ... more »as a sleuth, seriously doubts the accepted verdict. With the indulgence of the local constable, Scott digs deep into the University's clannish community.
As a meber of the ancient and exclusive Cambridge society known as "The Apostles", Davis had been surrounded by the brightest minds that Cambridge had to offer, a veritable intelligentsia of the ancient college. And because he, too, was an Apostle in his university days, Sir Patrick can call upon this secret network to help in his investigation.« less
ISBN-13: 9780312058173 ISBN-10: 0312058179 Publication Date: 8/1991 Pages:207 Edition:1st U.S. ed Rating: