An interesting kinda-mystery that isn’t actually a mystery. The novel tells the story of a lazy vicar who enjoys his peaceful parish until a wealthy widow latches onto him and makes his life hell. So, about a quarter of the way through the book, he murders her. The story continues from there, wit...
He had been at Newhaven and down by the docks. Vindicated! I couldn’t wait to meet Ingaza the following day and press him to be more precise about their movements. He must surely have noticed something more revealing than the mere absence of a bicycle. Typical of Nicholas to be so cryptic and to ...
She stretched and reviewed her progress. There had of course been none; none plus a slightly upsetting incident. However, one thing was useful: with nothing to report she was at least spared the tiresome job of telephoning Stanley. An undoubted bonus.But one could hardly be content with so negati...
I haven’t recovered from the last visit.’ He winced, remembering the excruciating time spent behind the hall curtain paralysed in case he should be observed by the oafish Clovis (not to mention his narrow escape from the subsequent horror!).‘But I’ve heard Cedric say that Vera has a kind of basta...