A Gentleman's Murder

A Gentleman’s Murder

Christopher Huang

Inkshares

November 1924. Great War veteran Lieutenant Eric Peterkin comes from an old British army family, which helped him gain membership of the prestigious Britannia Club for ex-military men. There have always been Peterkins in the Britannia Club. As the last of his line following the Great War’s slaughter, Eric was made welcome—after a fashion. There are some who count Eric’s half-Chinese blood against him, and he’s subjected to numerous casual swipes on the matter of his heritage.

Still, Eric counts as an officer and a gentleman, and he’s called upon to referee a bet between two club members, one of them newcomer Albert Benson. When Benson is found murdered in the club’s vault the following day, Eric’s instincts for justice are aroused—especially when it seems the police detective investigating has concealed evidence. Benson announced he would ‘soon right a great wrong.’ What did he mean? As Eric follows the trail from rural West Sussex to London’s Chinatown, danger takes shape on all sides. It soon looks like the murderer is uncomfortably close to home, and Eric must risk all he holds dear to bring the killer to justice.

AGentleman’s Murder introduces a new detective on the scene. Huang brings the world of the 1920’s to life, and Eric Peterkin is a great character with foibles, failings and bags of pluck who inhabits that world to the fullest.