The Biddulph Connection

A Young Woman Is Commissioned To Examine And Value The Contents Ofa Very Large Mansion The Home Of The Remslick Family Since Mid1800S. She Is Astounded At The Sheer Volume Of Priceless Antiquesand Painted Masterpieces She Finds Scattered Throughout Themansion. The Paintings Are The Work Of Henry Biddulph Whose Art Isexhibited In Major Galleries Throughout The World. Biddulph Is Amystery Man His Origin Is Unknown. The Young Woman Becomes Almostobsessed With The Need To Discover Why So Many Of The Biddulphpaintings Are In This Home. The Suspicious Circumstancessurrounding The Death Of The Wife Of The Current Owner Of Themansion Some 2 Years Before Cloud The Young Woman?S Focus. Thereader Is Taken Back To The Mid 1800S The Time Of The Victoriangold Rush. Three Shepherds And A Foppish English Ex Banker Jointogether To Prospect The Goldfields. Their Association With Achinese Man His Mother And A Beautiful Half Cast Aboriginal GirlLeads To The Discovery Of Enormous Wealth. Following The Sale Oftheir Discovery And Now Independently Rich The Group Separates Tolead New Lives. The Possession Of Vast Wealth Is Found To Be Both Acurse And A Blessing. The Young Woman Discovers A Previouslyunknown Room In The Mansion. Her Continued Investigations Unveilintrigue Secrecy And Murder Before Eventually Making The Biddulphconnection.