An evening with AJ West - The Deadly Inheritance of Everest Macdonald

In 1897, Terriss was stabbed to death outside Londons Adelphi Theatre, a killing that shocked Victorian society.

The murderer was swiftly arrested and confined to Broadmoor, the case declared closed.

Yet, years later, a sealed package of evidence is passed to Everest by her dying father, which casts doubt on the official verdict and the haste with which it was reached.Drawn back to wartime London, with her husband and children left behind, Everest begins her investigation, following a trail that leads her into the world of late-Victorian theatre, where fame and fortune mask obsession, envy and cruelty.

With time running out and her fathers strength failing, Everest must uncover what really happened on the night Terriss died, and shed light on the unsettling legacy he left behind.

Based on an extraordinary true story, The Deadly Inheritance of Everest Macdonald is a dark, atmospheric historical mystery and a compelling adventure, as an unlikely investigator risks everything to pursue one of the most notorious killings of the Victorian stage.A.J.

West is a twice Sunday Times bestselling author of historical fiction, a patron of Humanists UK, and Director on the board of Trustees at the Society of Authors.

His novel, The Betrayal of Thomas True reached no.2 on the Sunday Times bestseller list and won the coveted CWA Historical Dagger Award, while his debut novel, The Spirit Engineer, won the Historical Writers Association Debut Crown Award.

With a distinguished career as a communications director, media training specialist, BBC journalist and broadcaster, he has earned multiple accolades for his work as a writer and broadcaster.

He has also produced award-winning documentaries, has written for national newspapers and magazines, and regularly appears on various network television programs discussing current affairs.

He is director of The Book Party, the UKs biggest annual gathering of book bloggers and authors.