The Burnt Bones Mystery

"Why every murderer and lunatic in the whole damned district has got to come and mess about with my kiln I don't know. How the hell can I make pots?"

Patrick Ambleside, the mysterious new guest at the inn in Terracombe on the south Devon coast, is the cause of excited local gossip. Or rather, his luggage is, including as it does an automatic pistol and a large box that is always kept firmly padlocked. The mystery deepens when Ambleside is overheard arguing firecely with another visitor. The two men leave together, but Ambleside returns alone. When the other man is reported missing, and a pile of burnt human remains is discovered in a local kiln, Ambleside becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation. The case against him seems conclusive, but Inspector Witney has his doubts...

First published in 1940, this is a vintage murder mystery full of intriguing twists and turns.

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