Scotland Yard Detective Joe Sandilands is caught off guard one night in 1933 by a phone call from a distressed boy named Jackie Drummond, who just might be the illegitimate son Joe never knew he had. Jackie is in trouble at his Sussex boarding school, where a teacher has been murdered. When Joe gets himself assigned to the investigation, he learns the boarding school case is more complicated than it appears: A frightening number of boys, all from wealthy families, have gone missing over the school’s history, and by some coincidence none of the families have followed up on their sons' whereabouts.
### Review
**Praise for *****Not My Blood** * “Cleverly is a terrific writer, and she’s also wonderful at setting a scene. Fans know that she supplies the glamour as well as the grime, and she’s one of the most adept puzzle-plot-makers now working. The clues are all there. But you won’t guess who it is until she gives you the final word.” —***The Globe and Mail***
“As usual, Cleverly neatly captures the style and feeling of the period between the world wars and provides plenty of mystery, suspense and danger.” —***Kirkus Reviews* ** "Barbara Cleverly lives up to her surname with her intricate, erudite and witty books about Scotland Yard detective Joe Sandilands.... Cleverly is a terrific plotter, and her prose highlights a keen sense of place, character and dialogue.... Adding to the pleasure are Cleverly's unpretentious references to literary classics. Fans of P.D. James, take note: Here's a worthy colleague." —***Seattle Times***
“This puzzle presents much reader satisfaction.” **—Jack Batten, *Toronto Star*** ** Praise for the Joe Sandilands Series**
"Spellbinding." —***The New York Times Book Review***
"Cleverly's crisp prose and solid cast of supporting characters ... make the book a delight to read." —***Denver Post***
"Stylish and intricate.... Cleverly has perfect pitch for period and place, whether her hero is unearthing evil in India, England or France." —***Richmond Times-Dispatch* **
"A great blood and guts blockbuster." —***Guardian***
### Review
"Spellbinding."—*The New York Times Book Review*
"Cleverly's crisp prose and solid cast of supporting characters ... make the book a delight to read."—*Denver Post*
"Stylish and intricate.... Cleverly has perfect pitch for period and place, whether her hero is unearthing evil in India, England or France."—*Richmond Times-Dispatch*
Description:
Scotland Yard Detective Joe Sandilands is caught off guard one night in 1933 by a phone call from a distressed boy named Jackie Drummond, who just might be the illegitimate son Joe never knew he had. Jackie is in trouble at his Sussex boarding school, where a teacher has been murdered. When Joe gets himself assigned to the investigation, he learns the boarding school case is more complicated than it appears: A frightening number of boys, all from wealthy families, have gone missing over the school’s history, and by some coincidence none of the families have followed up on their sons' whereabouts.
### Review
**Praise for *****Not My Blood**
*
“Cleverly is a terrific writer, and she’s also wonderful at setting a scene. Fans know that she supplies the glamour as well as the grime, and she’s one of the most adept puzzle-plot-makers now working. The clues are all there. But you won’t guess who it is until she gives you the final word.”
—***The Globe and Mail***
“As usual, Cleverly neatly captures the style and feeling of the period between the world wars and provides plenty of mystery, suspense and danger.”
—***Kirkus Reviews*
**
"Barbara Cleverly lives up to her surname with her intricate, erudite and witty books about Scotland Yard detective Joe Sandilands.... Cleverly is a terrific plotter, and her prose highlights a keen sense of place, character and dialogue.... Adding to the pleasure are Cleverly's unpretentious references to literary classics. Fans of P.D. James, take note: Here's a worthy colleague."
—***Seattle Times***
“This puzzle presents much reader satisfaction.”
**—Jack Batten, *Toronto Star***
**
Praise for the Joe Sandilands Series**
"Spellbinding."
—***The New York Times Book Review***
"Cleverly's crisp prose and solid cast of supporting characters ... make the book a delight to read."
—***Denver Post***
"Stylish and intricate.... Cleverly has perfect pitch for period and place, whether her hero is unearthing evil in India, England or France."
—***Richmond Times-Dispatch* **
"A great blood and guts blockbuster."
—***Guardian***
### Review
"Spellbinding."—*The New York Times Book Review*
"Cleverly's crisp prose and solid cast of supporting characters ... make the book a delight to read."—*Denver Post*
"Stylish and intricate.... Cleverly has perfect pitch for period and place, whether her hero is unearthing evil in India, England or France."—*Richmond Times-Dispatch*
"A great blood and guts blockbuster."—*Guardian*