As inventive as Agatha Christie, as hilarious as P.G. Wodehouse discover the delightful detective stories of Edmund Crispin. Crime fiction at its quirkiest and best.
Long inhabited by a collection of profoundly offbeat locals, there has been a recent influx of the newly rich and well to do arriving in the village of Cotten Abbas and not everyone is happy about it. New arrivals are receiving anonymous letters that know a little too much about dark secrets and dirty laundry.
Gervase Fen is summoned to the scene, but soon finds more than he bargained for. A suicide on Friday, a murder by Sunday, and some villagers that seem hell bent on keeping this mystery unsolved
In THE LONG DIVORCE, Edmund Crispin presents a thrilling, historical narrative set in the traditional, cosy village of Cotten Abbas. This latest work explores the impact of new arrivals and the secrets they unearth, making it a top pick among thrillers.
For fans of Margery Allingham (The Crime At Black Dudley), Anthony Horowitz (Nightshade Revenge), Dorothy L. Sayers (Whose Body?), Richard Coles (A Death in the Parish), and Edward Marston (Murder in Transit).