The Chaplin Conspiracy: The Ballashiels Mysteries

The Chaplin Conspiracy: The Ballashiels Mysteries

by Stewart Ferris
The Chaplin Conspiracy: The Ballashiels Mysteries

The Chaplin Conspiracy: The Ballashiels Mysteries

by Stewart Ferris

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Overview

When hard-up aristocrat Lord 'Ratty' Ballashiels finds an old film reel in his attic he discovers that it's a home movie of Charlie Chaplin's visit to Rennes-le-Chateau in the south of France. But Ratty spots a strange anomaly: clearly visible behind Chaplin is the famous millionaire priest of that village, Berenger Sauniere. The film tin is labelled 'Chaplin 1932'. Sauniere died in 1917. Before Ratty can process the implication of what he has witnessed, the heat of the projector lamp ignites the film and starts a fire which rips through a wing of his manor house. Investigators subsequently discover a body amid the charred ruins and issue a warrant for Ratty's arrest. The aristocrat has no intention of handing himself in. Knowing that Sauniere reputedly buried a fabulous hoard of treasure, and convinced that the Chaplin film is a vital clue to its location, he stows away on a boat to France and becomes embroiled in a frightening and dangerous race to uncover the astonishing truth about Sauniere's legacy.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781786151841
Publisher: Headline Book Publishing, Limited
Publication date: 12/01/2018
Series: The Ballashiels Mysteries , #3
Sold by: Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format: eBook
File size: 681 KB

About the Author

Stewart's non-fiction writing career began with The Busker's Guide to Europe, and went on to include humour and travel books such as the student classic Don't Lean out of the Window! He is the author of a series of writing guides that includes How to be a Writer and How to Get Published. Stewart spent more than a decade writing his first novel, The Sphinx Scrolls, and researched on expeditions to the jungles of Guatemala and Belize and took part in archaeological digs at Mayan temple sites. He has also written for Pokémon, Ricky Gervais, and the Edinburgh Fringe. Other works include The Key to The Da Vinci Code and The Mystery of Rennes-le-Chateau. His books have been translated into more than a dozen languages. He was formerly one of Britain’s Most Eligible Bachelors (Tatler and Company Magazine). Ferris has a degree in English Literature from Swansea University and is currently studying for a Masters in Creative Writing at the University of Surrey.

Table of Contents

Chapter One: 1

Chapter Two: 19

Chapter Three: 71

Chapter Four: 89

Chapter Five: 131

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