MERCHANT OF VENUS
Ellen Hart
£6.99
'Hart's style is hypnotic. Her action is brisk and riveting'
Washington Blade
Jane Lawless always knew that her best friend Cordelia's family was eccentric, but when Cordelia's sister Octavia announces she is to marry legendary Hollywood director Roland Lester, Jane smells a rat. Octavia is 32, beautiful and a successful Broadway actress. Roland Lester, dubbed 'The Merchant of Venus' because of his romantic films, is 83. Is Octavia really just a gold-digger? Jane and Cordelia get a chance to find out for themselves when they are invited to spend Christmas at Innishannon, the creepy old mansion owned by the Lester family. As a weird and wonderful cast of characters assemble, Jane is determined to find out exactly what Roland Lester has offered Octavia and why someone is out to stop him.
Ellen Hart
is the author of the Jane Lawless series of mysteries. She also has a BA in Theology and worked for fifteen years as a professional chef.