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How do you solve a village murder when everyone is under suspicion…?
Synopsis:
1966, Rural England- Shockwaves 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 cozy village mystery in the Pollard & Toye crime series: an intriguing police procedural set in rural England.
Review:
There are 17 books in the Pollard & Toye Investigations Series, and this is book 1. The series is being re-released and I'm glad it is, as I'll be reading them all! This is an excellent bridge series from Agatha's classic styled mysteries to the modern British procedurals we all know and love. Pollard & Toye are making use of the beginning of police forensics to help solve crimes, and in this nod to Agatha closed room mystery, those forensics end up being very important to solving the crime, and ruling out suspects! It's an interesting look back at policing, and a satisfying mystery, that will keep you reading long into the night!
About the Author:
Elizabeth Lemarchand was born in 1906. She became a teacher at The Godophin School in Salisbury. Her first book Death of an Old Girl was published in 1967. Elizabeth passed away in 2000 at the age of 94.
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