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but he has little idea where to begin

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Bruno's pursuit of this rare knowledge brings him to London

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A Coat of Varnish Recent the characters are as substantialHumphrey Leigh, retired resident of Belgravia, pays a social visit to an old friend, Lady Ashbrook, who is waiting for medical test results. When Lady Ashbrook gets the all clear, she enjoys her new lease of life for ten days. When she is then found brutally murdered, the entire upper middle class neighbourhood is thrown into disarray.