Murder in Five Movements: An Inspector May Murder Mystery

ABOUT THE BOOK Templeton Towers, home to the Order of Saint Saviour's school for gifted and talented students. William Clair, Head of the Order, is a troubled man. The place is nearly bankrupt; the regime an unhappy one. Clair and Janos Szabo, Principal, disagree on strategy. Andreas Day, Chair of Governors, plans to sell land to pay the debt. Diana Foster, the educational psychologist, is changing the whole curriculum, and will not be thwarted. The night before a crucial meeting, Clair prays for divine guidance in the chapel, the last act of worship he will make. Clair's is the first in a series of strange murders. But why? Is it the sale of land? The rumoured secret treasure at Templeton Towers? The discovery of a skeleton? Or something even more sinister? Donald May, Charlie Riggs, and Georgie Ellis lead the investigation. May's son Freddie is a student at Templeton and starts his own crime unit; Pauline Philbey, local archivist, goes private detective; and interfering Jean Samson, May's new boss, is a former lover intent on a new relationship with the DCI. Thus begins a story of lies, deceit, corruption, lust, and intrigue What more is to be discovered in Murder in Five Movements? Who will triumph in this tale of good versus evil?