Praise for R.T. Raichev Deftly mixes dark humor and psychologicalsuspense its genteel surface masking delicious deviancy.Kirkus Reviewsstarred review Mixes Henr... » 

Praise for R.T. Raichev Deftly mixes dark humor and psychologicalsuspense its genteel surface masking delicious deviancy.Kirkus Reviewsstarred review Mixes Henry Jamess psychological insight with AgathaChristies whodunit plotting skills. . . . Raichev once again triumphs.Library Journal starred review Except for its modernday setting thebook could have been published during Agatha Christies heyday the socalledGolden Age of detective fiction and readers who relish that period will bedelighted.The Denver Post Raichevs use of characterization and allusionwill keep the reader turning pages to the end.The Oklahoman It promisedto be the perfect holiday with every modern convenience exotic terracedgardens complete with an English folly thirtyeight varieties of ice creamand cocktails with names like Widows Wink and Mumbay Mule. Antonia Darcyand Hugh Payne never seriously imagined they would encounter anything worsethan extravagance in this idyllic setting. But an uninvited guest at thegarden party given in their honor makes Antonia his confidante. Not only doeshe claim to have witnessed the strangling of beautiful wayward MarigoldLeighton he also insists it was their host Roman Songhera the uncrowned Kingof Goa who had committed the murder. R.T. Raichev is a researcher andwriter who grew up in Bulgaria and wrote a university dissertation on Englishcrime fiction. He is the author of four novels in the Antonia Darcy series andhas lived in London since 1989. «