About Lies and Deception
Lies + Deception = Murder
Melbourne 1925. Jasper Fitzalan Howard is found stabbed to death in his room at The Hotel Windsor. In a bizarre twist, he is clutching a tarot card, the Ten of Swords, in his right hand. Initially, the police identify him as a wealthy investor and a cousin of the Duke of Norfolk. However, while investigating the murder, Reggie da Costa, The Argus’s celebrated crime reporter, uncovers a web of lies and deception surrounding Howard’s carefully constructed façade. It seems that Howard has engaged in swindling wealthy businessmen whilst blackmailing their wives, giving Reggie a host of suspects for the murder. Enlivened by what he discovers, Reggie embarks on a crusade to rid the city of confidence men and ‘snake oil’ salesmen, while tracking down a killer.
‘Lies and Deception’ is the fourth in the Reggie da Costa Mysteries.
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Author Bio:
Laraine Stephens lives in Beaumaris, a bayside suburb of Melbourne, Australia. She worked in secondary schools as a Head of Library. On retirement, Laraine shook her hair out of its bun, ripped off her string of pearls, threw off her pink twinset, box pleat skirt, sensible shoes and 400 denier tights, and put on a tracksuit and a pair of moccasins. She was going to write historical crime fiction, and she did! Laraine now has a six-book contract with Level Best Books.