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 4
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Colin Watson
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Whatever can have happened to Lil?
Flaxborough butcher Arthur Spain is worried that his sister-in-law hasn’t been in touch lately, so he pays her a visit. But Lil’s not at home, and by her porch door are a dozen bottles of curdling milk… Alarmed, he calls in the local police, D.I. Purbright and his ever-reliable Sergeant Sid Love.
It transpires Lilian Bannister is the second middle-aged woman in the town to mysteriously vanish, and the link is traced to a local lonely hearts agency called Handclasp House. So when a vulnerable-seeming lady with the charming title of Lucy Teatime signs up for a romantic rendezvous, the two detectives try extra hard to look out for her. But Miss Teatime has a few surprises of her own up her dainty sleeve!
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 2
Bump in the Night
When vandalism turns to murder in the quiet town of Chalmsbury, Inspector Purbright is called in to investigate.
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 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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