Behind That Door — George Goodchild

After his father's death, Gerald Lavering returns to England to sort out the family's estates - Hartford Manor and Nancrannon in Cornwall. The houses bring only heartache to Jerry. His dear mother had died in Cornwall when he was a child and his father had immersed himself in civic affairs, ignoring his son and his homes. When Jerry decides to pay a final visit to Nancrannon, accompanied by his friend George Lashing and George's sister, Tessa, he learns the shocking truth about his mother's death.