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A Reflection To Death

A Reflection To Death

Paperback

Series: The Hammond & Raven Detective, Book 1

Mystery & Thriller

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ISBN13: 9798290537283
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jan 21 2026
Pages: 610
Weight: 1.77
Height: 1.35 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

The Ramply Mystery

Ramply Mansion stood for centuries as a monument to power, until the Duke of Ramply was found murdered in his locked study, plunging the estate into a chilling murder investigation.

DCI Richard Raven investigated for a year, but was thwarted by a perfect 'closed-door mystery.' He suspected that the Duke's wealth and title concealed a web of ultimate betrayal. His circle came under scrutiny: from his shrewd children and a vengeful ex-wife to the opportunistic advisor and financiers who held the Duke's debt. Yet, shielded by influence, the suspects remained out of reach.

After a year as a cold case, Raven enlisted retired DCI John Hammond. Together, they pierced the veneer of nobility, using cutting-edge forensic science to connect the conspirators' meticulously obscured threads of evidence. Every link had been crafted for plausible deniability, keeping the killers invisible.

Solving the crime was only the beginning. To secure a conviction, Raven and Hammond had to navigate a ruthless legal process, strictly adhering to statutory law and PACE procedure. It was a trial of science-a cold reckoning in which the hubris of wealth and power was dismantled, not by testimony, but by the immutable truths of the forensic spectrum.

Could the clinical and forensic physics of justice dismantle a legacy of power, or would the truth remain concealed forever?

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