A classic cosy mystery from a master of the genre! Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, M C Beaton, Sophie Hannah and Faith Martin.
Shockwaves are sent through the sleepy village of Trill when a woman's body is discovered in a local school. Beatrice Baynes â interfering, overbearing and spiteful â 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 amp; Toye delve into their inquiries, the more complicated the case becomesâŚDeath of an Old Girl is the first cosy village mystery in the Pollard amp; Toye crime series: an intriguing police procedural set in rural England.
âThis is a real genuine police-detective story, and a first-class one at that ⌠altogether I would call this a hundred-per-cent winnerâ â THE GUARDIAN