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those dangerous toys. And then my future son-in-law left my little girl to die on the street. He might’ve well have just killed her himself.”
    Rex privately concurred.
    *
    Several weeks later at his chambers in Edinburgh, Rex received a call from Mr. Whitmore to the effect that Gino Giannelli had overdosed on Ecstasy. He had been found by his cleaning lady drowned in his bathtub, naked among a sprinkling of floating petals. A card in Italian found on the tile floor, and subsequently leaked to the press, thanked Gino for making the sender’s time in London more pleasurable; however, in view of Gino’s past connection with the Howes family and the “unfortunate accident,” the flowers were being sent not only as a token of tender affection but of regretful adieu. Signed, “Vitto.”
    There existed no possibility in Rex’s mind that a lovelorn Gino had committed suicide, still less that he was homosexual, as the message and flowers insinuated. The Italian Ambassador had vehemently denied sending either, as, in the mind of the public, he would. Rex could not suppress a wry smile of appreciation at the apt and subtle revenge exacted on Gino and Vittorio Scalfaro. “A curiously Shakespearean concept,” he remarked to Mr. Whitmore, reflecting on the watery grave and ironic floral touch.
    “Quite,” replied the Howes family solicitor, adding that his client had made it quite clear that he did not require Rex’s assistance in this particular case.
    “Mum’s the word ,” the Scotsman acknowledged, appropriately, he thought. However, as a man of the law, he felt somewhat conflicted.
    Apparently Sir Howes, with the aid of his loyal Danish factotum, had prescribed justice to his full satisfaction.

 
     
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    BOOKS IN THE REX GRAVES MYSTERY SERIES:
     

    Christmas Is Murder

    Starred Review from Booklist:

The first installment in this new mystery series is a winner. The amateur detective is Rex Graves, a Scottish barrister, fond of Sudoku puzzles and Latin quotations. In an old-fashioned conceit, Challinor begins with a cast of characters, along with hints of possible motives for each. Although set firmly in the present, this tale reads like a classic country-house mystery. Rex and the others are snowed in at the Swanmere Manor hotel in East Sussex, England. Being the last to arrive, Rex immediately hears of the unexpected demise of one of the other guests. By the time the police arrive days later, additional bodies have piled up and motives are rampant, but Rex has identified the murderer. At times, it seems we are playing Clue or perhaps enjoying a contemporary retelling of a classic Agatha Christie tale (And Then There Were None, or At Bertram’s Hotel) with a charming new sleuth. A must for cozy fans.

 
     

    Murder in the Raw

    Mystery Scene Magazine:

In Murder in the Raw , Scottish barrister Rex Graves must expose—and I do mean expose—the killer of Sabine Durand, a French actress who goes missing one evening from a nudist resort in the Caribbean... Set on an island, Murder in the Raw is a clever variant on the locked room mystery, and Rex discovers that everyone in this self-contained locale has a secret when it comes to the intriguing Sabine. Who, though, would benefit from her disappearance or murder? With a host of colorful characters, a dose of humor and a balmy locale, you will want to devour this well-plotted mystery. I won't spoil your pleasure by divulging the solution, but suffice it to say that Challinor provides a most compelling answer.

 
     

    Phi Beta Murder*

    Foreword Magazine:

Readers meet up once again with Rex Graves in the third mystery to follow the Scottish barrister with a knack for getting involved in the ultimate crime. Rex is on his way out of the beautiful Scottish countryside leaving behind Helen, his new woman friend and his mother to visit his son on the campus of his