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Old Hall, New Hall (1956)

Old Hall, New Hall (1956)

Mystery Detective Fiction

J. I. M. Stewart

Year: 1956
Authors: J. I. M. Stewart
Print type: BOOK

Description:

> The forbears of Sir John Jory, of New Hall, would seem to have committed several foul acts, including tomb-robbery and murder. Old Hall, the family's former residence, is now a University. Biographer Colin Clout, engaged to write an account of one of Jory's ancestors, gets caught up in a frenzied treasure hunt as rival interests and rival claimants probe the past and naked greed comes to the fore.