Death of a Colonial is the sixth historical mystery novel about Sir John Fielding by Bruce Alexander (a pseudonym for Bruce Cook).

A nobleman, last of his line, is executed and the crown prepares to seize his property.

But a claimant to the estate appears, ostensibly from the American colonies, and Sir John is asked to investigate the validity of his claim.

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