The perfect classic crime story to cosy up with this winter. Amateur sleuth Mrs Bradley investigates a puzzling Christmas mystery...First published in 1936 as Dead Men's Morris.It is December and Mrs Bradley has left London behind for a relaxing visit to the Oxfordshire countryside.Then,on Christmas Eve,a local solicitor is found dead by the river. Everyone believes that he suffered a heart attack - but Mrs Bradley is suspicious,and is soon investigating a series of disturbing clues.As the frost thaws and spring begins,the inimitable detective must work fast if she is to protect the people close to her from a resourceful killer...'The equal of Dorothy L. Sayers and Agatha Christie'Independent
Publisher: Vintage PublishingISBN: 9781529110920Number of pages: 304Weight: 213 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 18 mm
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Mrs Bradley is an amateur sleuth to rival Miss Marple... A cackling,leering,hooting delight... Added to the interest of the murder itself,we can delight in the picture of society that the novels afford,in the way that a photograph of a long-gone street can fascinate and charm... I just let it all wash over me,soak up the atmosphere,and revel in the character of the detective. I am delighted to have made Mrs Bradley's acquaintanceOne of the'Big Three'female mystery novelists,judged the equal of Dorothy L Sayers and Agatha ChristieIf a relaxing diversion is of the essence for a good holiday,a Gladys Mitchell novel is a must
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