What does a slaughtered rabbit, left on a Bishop's doorstep have to do with a dead woman, found in the center of a yew maze? Quite a bit, actually. This is the 19th tale of wit and charm from the hand of Catherine Aird. She is the master of clever plotting and sly wit.
Detective Chief Inspector C.D. Sloan of the Calleshire CID, with pitifully little help from Constable Crosby, must determine if Margaret Collins committed suicide or was killed. The incident couldn't have happened at a less convenient time than while little James Collins was in the hospital with a hereditary eye problem. While David Collins was at work and he thought his wife was at the hospital, spending the night with James, someone killed Margaret. She was found the next morning by Miss Daphne Pedlinge, the elderly owner of the Tudor-era Aumerle Court (and the maze mentioned above).
Catherine Aird has been one of my secret passions for many, many years. I've read all of her stories several times. They are getting to be hard to find, but are worth the search. I've learned so much about Shakespeare, British dry wit, and life in the small hamlets of England from this great writer.
Sloan and Crosby Mysteries
--- skipped several ---
15. InjuryTime (1994)
16. AfterEffects (1996)
17. Stiff News (1998)
18. Little Knell (2000)
** 19. Amendment of Life (2002)
20.A Hole in One (2005)
Detective Chief Inspector C.D. Sloan of the Calleshire CID, with pitifully little help from Constable Crosby, must determine if Margaret Collins committed suicide or was killed. The incident couldn't have happened at a less convenient time than while little James Collins was in the hospital with a hereditary eye problem. While David Collins was at work and he thought his wife was at the hospital, spending the night with James, someone killed Margaret. She was found the next morning by Miss Daphne Pedlinge, the elderly owner of the Tudor-era Aumerle Court (and the maze mentioned above).
Catherine Aird has been one of my secret passions for many, many years. I've read all of her stories several times. They are getting to be hard to find, but are worth the search. I've learned so much about Shakespeare, British dry wit, and life in the small hamlets of England from this great writer.
Sloan and Crosby Mysteries
--- skipped several ---
15. InjuryTime (1994)
16. AfterEffects (1996)
17. Stiff News (1998)
18. Little Knell (2000)
** 19. Amendment of Life (2002)
20.A Hole in One (2005)
