Sybil in Her Grave by Sarah Caudwell

Sybil in Her Grave by Sarah Caudwell

Julia Larwood's Aunt Regina needs help. She and two friends pooled their modest resources and invested in equities. Now the tax man demands his due, but they've already spent the money. How can they dig themselves out of the tax hole? Even more to the point: Can the sin of capital gains trigger corporeal loss?

That's one for the sibyl, psychic counselor Isabella del Comino, who has offended Aunt Regina and her friends by moving into the rectory, plowing under a cherished garden, and establishing an aviary of ravens. When Isabella is found dead, all clues point to death by fiscal misadventure.

So Julia calls in an old friend and Oxford fellow, Professor Hilary Tamar, to follow a money trail that connects Aunt Regina to what appears to be capital fraud -- and capital crime. The two women couldn't have a better champion than the erudite Hilary, as once again Sarah Caudwell sweeps us into the scene of the crime, leaving us to ponder the greatest mystery of all: Hilary, him -- or her -- self.

So Was Adonis Murdered, The Shortest Road to Hades, The Sirens Sang of Murder, and The Sibyl in Her Tomb are all written by Sarah Caudwell. She went to St. Mary's University to study law. Anne's College, Oxford; admitted to the Chancery Bar; and practiced law in Lincoln's Inn for some years. She then went on to work for a big London bank's legal department, where she specialized in international tax planning. In the year 2000, she passed away.

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ISBN 13	9780385299343
ISBN 10	0385299346
Title	Sybil in Her Grave
Author	Sarah Caudwell
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers
Year published	2000-07-11
Number of pages	304
Prizes	Short-listed for Dilys Award 2001
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.