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Sir Philip Wild and the Emerald Necklace
by Miranda Windle
Handsome baronet Sir Philip Wild, a battle-hardened war veteran and a consulting detective for the high society, is summoned to investigate the murder of a wealthy restaurateur Amy Leacock and the theft of her emerald necklace in Ban Spring Palace, a magnificent baronial castle and luxurious hotel in the Canadian Rockies.
As Wild unravels the long buried secret of the precious emerald necklace, he finds his life, his family, and his country trapped in a deadly game of deceits and betrayal. To stop the vicious cycle of violence, he must confront his turbulent past and meet the challenge of his adversaries who will test his wits, resilience, and commitment, or he will perish in the fieriest battle of his life.
Handsome baronet Sir Philip Wild, a battle-hardened war veteran and a consulting detective for the high society, is summoned to investigate the murder of a wealthy restaurateur Amy Leacock and the theft of her emerald necklace in Ban Spring Palace, a magnificent baronial castle and luxurious hotel in the Canadian Rockies.
As Wild unravels the long buried secret of the precious emerald necklace, he finds his life, his family, and his country trapped in a deadly game of deceits and betrayal. To stop the vicious cycle of violence, he must confront his turbulent past and meet the challenge of his adversaries who will test his wits, resilience, and commitment, or he will perish in the fieriest battle of his life.
From the Publisher
The fans of PBS "Mystery!" or "Masterpiece Theatre" will enjoy "Sir Philip Wild and the Emerald Necklace," a thought-provoking and entertaining novel by Miranda Windle. This aristocratic mystery has well-drawn characters, brainteaser plot, and beautiful setting with an intriguing back-story on the impact of war, and an endearing British protagonist who is Oxford-educated, fluent in Japanese, proficient in martial art and cross-country skiing, and a classical music pianist.
An Excerpt from "Sir Philip Wild and the Emerald Necklace"
Chapter 1
A red Mercedes coupe reeled down the streets of Bath in England, meandering like a vagabond. The car ran over a pavement and halted, narrowly missed the front door of an eighteenth century Georgian townhouse.
Sir Philip Wild climbed out of the Mercedes, his lucid green eyes settled on the glistening Roman architecture in the moonlight. When he recognized the filigree fanlight, canopy, and pediments, he fumbled for his key to unlock the door as a faint smile emerged on his fine-chiseled face.
He dragged his tall, trim frame through the entrance hall and up a grand staircase, stumbled but snatched the guardrail in time to prevent a fatal fall. When he arrived at his bedroom, he struggled to get out of his tailored suit, knocking things down as he murmured, "It won't do at all to sleep in this." He managed to get into an Oriental silk pajama before he passed out in his bed.
Wild saw Burma exploding in colors of crimson and gold with flesh and gravel flying in the air. He heard his eager voice plead for the life of his men in fluent Japanese, and he was confident they would be spared. But his voice soon became inaudible to the "stone" face officer whose rigid body dissolved into a roaring fire...
Copyright © 2005 by Miranda Windle
About the Author
Miranda Windle was born in a British colony and college educated in the United States. She has worked as an online columnist, and a staff writer in the high tech industry.
Inspiration Behind Her Book
Miranda did research for her mystery novel, "Sir Philip Wild and the Emerald Necklace," in 2003 when US was drumming up a war with Iraq. By chance, she read about the personal accounts of the soldiers and civilians in the war zones during Second World War, and she was touched by the post-traumatic stress that the survivors of the war have to endure in the aftermath of the war.
She wanted to raise the awareness of their suffering without sounding preachy, so she included that aspect of the war in the backdrop of her story with an entertaining mystery to engage her readers, and at the same time to inspire reflection on the consequences of war.
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