Death of an Old Girl (Pollard Toye Investigations
Today’s Free Kindle eBook: Death of an Old Girl (Pollard & Toye Investigations Book 1)
A classic cosy mystery from a master of the genre! Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, M C Beaton, Sophie Hannah and Faith Martin.How do you solve a village murder when everyone is under suspicion…?1966, Rural EnglandShockwaves are sent through the sleepy village of Trill when a woman’s body is discovered in a local school.Beatrice Baynes – interfering, overbearing and spiteful – was not well liked. But no one expects a body to be found on their doorstep… And how did the annual festival at Meldon School turn from a light-hearted celebration to a gruesome crime scene?With the local constabulary completely stumped, Scotland Yard’s Chief Detective Inspector Pollard and Detective Sergeant Toye are called in to investigate.But the further Pollard & Toye delve into their inquiries, the more complicated the case becomes…Death of an Old Girl is the first cosy village mystery in the Pollard & Toye crime series: an intriguing police procedural set in rural England. ‘This is a real genuine police-detective story, and a first-class one at that … altogether I would call this a hundred-per-cent winner’ – Guardian’In the best Agatha Christie tradition’ – Argosy‘The characters … are expertly developed. Lemarchand builds her tale to a satisfying conclusion’ – ALA Booklist ‘An engrossing British murder mystery’ – Drood Review‘an entertaining nod to the Golden Age’ – In Reference To Murder Blog’An excellent example of the classic British mystery’ – Romantic Times‘a charming little book’ – Noah’s Archives Blog‘an excellent mystery’- My Reader’s Block Blog ‘a nice comfy, intellectual mystery’ – AQ’s ReviewsTHE POLLARD & TOYE INVESTIGATIONS SERIESBook One: Death of an Old GirlBook Two: The Affacombe AffairBook Three: Alibi for a CorpseBook Four: Death on DoomsdayBook Five: Cyanide With ComplimentsBook Six: No Vacation From MurderBook Seven: Buried in the PastBook Eight: Step in the DarkBook Nine: Unhappy ReturnsBook Ten: Suddenly While GardeningBook Eleven: Change for the WorseBook Twelve: Nothing to Do with the CaseBook Thirteen: Troubled WatersBook Fourteen: The Wheel TurnsBook Fifteen: Light Through GlassBook Sixteen: Who Goes Home?Book Seventeen: The Glade Manor Murder
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