New Year’s Eve, 1928. In the grand residence of Ravenswick Abbey, isolated in the wilds of Dartmoor, nine members of the household step into an ornate lift.
The power fails. The lift stops. In the darkness, a single shot is fired.
When the light returns, Charles Ravenswick — the heir to the Ravenswick fortune — is dead on the floor. No one could have got in or out. All have motives, and none have alibis.
A year later under the pretence of reporting on the family’s infamous ravens, sparky Charlotte Blood investigates.
She finds a house haunted by suspicion and secrets. She must unravel the mystery and with it the terrible truth behind the entire Ravenswick family.
Her search will not only lead her down a dangerous path; it will reveal dark secrets that lurk in her own life.
Death in the Aviary by Victoria Dowd is published on 9 September, 2025.
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