The Ninth Earl is a 1950 historical mystery crime novel by the British author Jeffrey Farnol.Bryan p.94Henderson & Kirkpatrick p.226 It was the penultimate entry into his series featuring the Regency era officer of the Bow Street Runners Jasper Shrig.Vinson p.260Hubin p.137
Synopsis When a storm uncovers a skeleton at Ravenhurst Castle in Sussex, it proves to be that of the long-dead seventh earl. Shrig turns up in the village to piece together the mystery in the face of the resistance of the castle's current inhabitants including the current owner the eighth earl and the attractive Lady Clytie Moor.
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