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Cambridge, 1977 is a city built on the bones of history, its courtyards hushed and its truths half-buried. When a respected professor is found dead in the gardens of St. Michael's College with an orchid placed beside him with unsettling care, DCI Jonathan Rievaulx and DS Emily Carter are called into a world where tradition hides corruption and intellect masks ambition. As they peel back the layers of college life, murmurs of a secret group, The Fellowship, begin to surface. A powerful network of academics, its influence stretches far beyond the college gates. The murder, it seems, is only the beginning. As the summer term draws to a close and loyalties shift like shadows across weathered stone, Rievaulx and Carter find themselves caught within a tangle of bitter rivalries, whispered betrayals, and truths buried deep beneath centuries of silence. But in a world where power is inherited and secrecy is sacrosanct, discovering the truth may demand a price far greater than either is prepared to pay. (166 words)

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Nancy L. Mangan holds a master's degree in medieval history and spent several years working within the Department of Zoology at Cambridge University. Originally from New Zealand, she later became the proprietor of the beloved Black Cat Café in Cambridge, a haven for students, academics, artists and eccentrics alike. Her connection to the city continues to inform her fiction, which draws on the intricate processes of historical research: following faint trails, uncovering obscured truths, and piecing together hidden narratives. For Nancy, crafting a mystery is not unlike studying the past as both require patience, curiosity, and an eye for the significance of what others overlook.She now divides her time between Ely, in the heart of Cambridgeshire, and Ullapool in the Scottish Highlands. When she's not writing, Nancy house- and pet-sits in evocative locations across the UK and Europe, most recently aboard a catamaran in Cartagena, Spain. Each new place adds a layer of inspiration and atmosphere to her work, as she continues to explore the human stories, both imagined and historical, that lie beneath the surface.

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