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The China Governess

First published by Chatto & Windus 1963

Cover Synopsis

The China Governess is a figurine commemorating an infamous Victorian murder. Mr Campion finds a modern scandel is influenced by the ancient crime...

The deadly governess had worked for the Kinnit family. Now Timothy Kinnit - on the verge of elopement - finds he is an adopted child. As he and Mr Campion search for his origins in what was the wickedest street in London, others will stop at nothing to keep old secrets...

But evil without frills - malice, arson, lies, and even murder, past and present - cannot prevent Albert Campion piecing together the shattering truth.

Penguin Edition - ISBN 0-14-016619-X - Cover art by Andrew Davidson