Yield Not To Misfortune: An Underwood Mystery (The Underwood Mysteries)

Twenty years after she was abducted by her father and taken to live in Barbados, breaking her mother's heart, Lydia Woodforde is back in England - just in time to inherit a fortune from her late grandfather. Her joyous mother is only too happy to welcome her home, but Lady Hartley-Wells is a little more cynical. She sets Underwood the task of proving the veracity of Lydia's claims.In the meantime Jeremy James Thornycroft also has a case for his old friend. He has just discovered that the man who saved his life on the battlefield of Waterloo has been transported to Australia for stealing a valuable diamond necklace from his great-aunt. Thornycroft cannot accept that a hero of Waterloo could possibly sink so low and asks Underwood to prove Rutherford Petch's innocence and bring him back from hellish exile.Underwood has no idea that two ruthless men are determined to prevent him from upsetting their plans and he faces the most dangerous enemies he has ever encountered. Death stares him in the face and all those who love him fear that this will be Underwood's last case.

Author: Suzanne Downes

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Publication Date: Jul 04, 2017

Number of Pages: 227 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 1544890095

ISBN-13: 9781544890098