Humorous Mystery and Crime
A Flaxborough Mystery 1
Coffin, Scarcely Used
Did a surfeit of marshmallows lead to Marcus Gwill's death by electrocution - or was foul play involved?
A Flaxborough Mystery 2
Bump in the Night
Colin Watson
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Tuesday nights have suddenly turned quite ridiculously noisy in the country town of Chalmsbury, where the good folk are outraged at having their rest disturbed.
It begins with a drinking fountain being blown to smithereens – next the statue of a local worthy loses his head, and the following week a giant glass eye is exploded. Despite the soft-soled sleuthing of cub reporter Len Leaper, the crime spate grows alarming.
Sheer vandalism is bad enough, but when a life is lost the amiable Inspector Purbright, called in from nearby Flaxborough to assist in enquiries, finds he must delve deep into the seamier side of this quiet town’s goings on.
Witty and a little wicked, Colin Watson’s tales offer a mordantly entertaining cast of characters and laugh-out-loud wordplay.
Other books in the series
Humorous Mystery and Crime
A Flaxborough Mystery 3
Hopjoy Was Here
The inhabitants of 14 Beatrice Avenue have disappeared, and something very disagreeable seems to be lurking in the drains…
Humorous Mystery and Crime
A Flaxborough Mystery 4
Lonelyheart 4122
When the Flaxborough butcher's sister-in-law disappears, the trail leads to a local lonely hearts agency...
Humorous Mystery and Crime
A Flaxborough Mystery 5
Charity Ends at Home
When one of Flaxborough's most tireless charity workers is found the wrong way up in her pond, DI Purbright investigates.
Humorous Mystery and Crime
A Flaxborough Mystery 6
The Flaxborough Crab
An elderly sex-pest, nicknamed the ‘Flaxborough crab’, is at large in Flaxborough. Will DI Purbright catch him in his net?
Humorous Mystery and Crime
A Flaxborough Mystery 7
Broomsticks over Flaxborough
When freethinking Edna Hillyard goes missing at the Folklore Society's "revels", could evil forces be at play?
Humorous Mystery and Crime
A Flaxborough Mystery 8
The Naked Nuns
When the bitter rivalry between Flaxborough's leading fat-cat businessmen ends in murder, DI Purbright is on the case.
Humorous Mystery and Crime
A Flaxborough Mystery 9
One Man’s Meat
A charming conman has more than dodgy dog food on his plate when ruthless villainy and murder break out in Flaxborough.
Humorous Mystery and Crime
A Flaxborough Mystery 10
Blue Murder
A pornographic movie leads investigative journalists to Flaxborough, but before long the subject has switched to murder...
Humorous Mystery and Crime
A Flaxborough Mystery 11
Plaster Sinners
A knock-out plaster cottage at Flaxborough’s antiques auction leads to a tale of heirlooms and murder.
Humorous Mystery and Crime
A Flaxborough Mystery 12
Whatever’s Been Going on at Mumblesby?
When an art-loving solicitor dies in the posh neighbouring village of Mumblesby, a tale of blackmail emerges...
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