Skeltons Guide to Domestic Poisons, David Stafford
Skeltons Guide to Domestic Poisons, David Stafford
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Skelton's Guide to Domestic Poisons

Author: David Stafford

Series: Skelton #1

Narrator: David Stafford

Unabridged: 8 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/01/2020

Synopsis

Mary Dutton is accused of killing her husband by poison. The police see it as an open-and-shut case, and even those protesting for her believe she committed the act, but is innocent of wrongdoing after suffering years of domestic abuse. Since his recent success in the high-profile Dryden case catapulted him to the front pages of the national press, Arthur Skelton is now one of the most recognisable barristers. Despite the odds, he agrees to represent Mary Dutton. With a general election on the horizon and both sides of the political divide keen to turn the Dutton case to their advantage, as well as long-held secrets within the Dutton family itself, can Skelton ever really expose the truth?

About David Stafford

David Stafford is the former project director at the Centre for the Study of the Two World Wars at the University of Edinburgh and is now adjunct professor at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. He is a renowned expert on Churchill, and his previous publications include Churchill and Secret Service, Roosevelt and Churchill, Endgame 1945, and an official history, Mission Accomplished: SOE and Italy 1943–1945.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Georgie-who-is-Sarah-Drew on June 28, 2021

Tl;dr - terrific, 100% recommended, go and buy it immediately. I don't think I've ever highlighted so much of a book before. The writing is witty, the dryest of dry wit. It's also, when it needs to be, very moving. Skelton ('Every Gal's Galahad') is humane, flawed, funny and endearing. The secondary......more

Goodreads review by Literary on August 08, 2020

Delightful from that cheeky cover to the denouement! Boasts wit for miles, murder by poison, a famed Yorkshire barrister who takes on a hopeless case, gutsy suffragettes, and a lively 1920s England. If you love historical mysteries that keep you laughing out loud, this one’s for you. Cheers! 4 of 5 S......more

Goodreads review by 8stitches 9lives on September 18, 2020

Secrets can be poisonous. Before being propelled to front-page fame by winning the case of the century, Yorkshireman Arthur Skelton was a fairly unremarkable barrister. Now, he is enjoying the attention that being dubbed a hero by the press brings – namely practising his distinguished pose and his a......more

Goodreads review by Renita on June 06, 2022

Wonderful......more

Goodreads review by Megan on October 02, 2020

This book simply turned out to not be my cup of tea. The premise was interesting, that of a lawyer of humble origins using his common sense and interest in the world around him to defend his clients. I also liked the witty and meandering way of telling the story. However, the wit and humor felt inco......more

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