The Murder at World’s End by Ross Montgomery #foliosociety The Athletic

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What followed was a horrific act of violence that shook the literary world and beyond

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The Murder at World’s End by Ross Montgomery #foliosociety The AthleticSecrets, murder and mayhem collide as this unlikely sleuthing duo an under butler and a foul mouthed octogerian hunt a killer in a manor sealed against the end of the world. Cornwall, 1910. On a remote tidal island, the Viscount of Tithe Hall is absorbed in feverish preparations for the apocalypse that he believes will accompany the passing of Halley's Comet. The Hall must be sealed from top to bottom every window, chimney and keyhole closed off