Death of a Colonial

{{short description|1999 novel by Bruce Alexander}} {{More citations needed|date=April 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2014}} {{Infobox book |  | name = Death of a Colonial | title_orig = | translator = | image = Death of a Colonial.jpg | caption = First edition | author = Bruce Cook (writing as Bruce Alexander) | cover_artist = | country = United States | language = English | series = Sir John Fielding, #6 | subject = | genre = Historical crime novel | publisher = Putnam | release_date = 1999 | media_type = Print (Hardcover, Paperback) | pages = 275 pp | isbn = 0-399-14564-8 | dewey= 813/.54 21 | congress= PS3553.O55314 D45 1999 | oclc= 41049502 | preceded_by = Jack, Knave and Fool | followed_by = The Color of Death }}

'''''Death of a Colonial''''' is the sixth historical mystery novel about Sir John Fielding by Bruce Alexander<ref>{{Cite web |title=Death of a Colonial (Sir John Fielding Mysteries) {{!}} ISBNdb |url=https://isbndb.com/book/0-399-14564-8 |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=isbndb.com}}</ref> (a pseudonym for Bruce Cook).

==Plot summary== 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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Category:1999 American novels Category:1999 English-language novels Category:Sir John Fielding series Category:American crime novels Category:American historical novels Category:G. P. Putnam's Sons books