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Think the Country-House Murder is a relic of the 1930s? Think again, and say hello to the Manciples, exactly the kind of eccentric family youâd like to see lording it over your little English village. Sadly, the Manciplesâ day as lords of the manor may be winding down: A certain Mr. Masonâa local bookie who appears to have made some very good betsâwants to buy the Manciple estate, and he wonât take no for an answer, despite their lack of interest in selling. So itâs a matter of some suspicion when Mason is found in the Manciplesâ driveway with a bullet in his head.
Like all the best small-town coppers everywhere, the village bobby is befuddled, calls on Scotland Yard, and is (mostly) gratified to be gifted with Inspector Henry Tibbett. Henry, though, is a little less than delighted to find himself saddled with a case that opens with an old man solemnly intoning âbang-bang,â goes on to the mysteries of the Bishop of Bugolaland, and finishes with an inquiry into just what the family was up to in Africa, lo these many years ago.
Praise for Patricia Moyes
âThe author who put the âwhoâ back in whodunit.â âChicago Daily News
âA new queen of crime . . . her name can be mentioned in the same breath as Agatha Christie and Ngaio Marsh.â âDaily Herald
âIntricate plots, ingenious murders, and skillfully drawn, often hilarious, characters distinguish Patricia Moyesâ writing.â âMystery Scene
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- ISBN: 9781631941603
- File size: 1034 KB
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