Murder at the Ashmolean

About the book

1895. In the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, a senior executive was discovered dead in his office with a gunshot wound between his eyes and a pistol nearby. Local police have deemed it a suicide, but Gladstone Marriott, the museum's administrator, suspects foul play due to the lack of motive. Known for his sharp investigative skills from working on the Jack the Ripper case with Inspector Abberline, private detective Daniel Wilson is brought in to discreetly investigate the situation, with assistance from his partner Abigail Fenton, an archaeologist and detective.

Their investigation is immediately complicated by an intrusive agent from Special Branch, who operates with secrecy and intimidation. As rumors of political turmoil in South Africa, missing artifacts, and a lost Shakespeare play surface, Wilson and Fenton navigate through bureaucratic obstacles. Forming unexpected alliances, they confront adversaries who play by different rules, relying on their intelligence and creativity to uncover the secrets of the upper class.