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 12
Whatever’s Been Going on at Mumblesby?
Colin Watson
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In Flaxborough’s posh neighbouring village, Mumblesbury, the local solicitor, Richard Daspard Loughbury, has suddenly died.
Natural causes it appears, but DI Purbright and the ever-helpful Miss Lucy Teatime are taken aback by the quality of Loughbury’s art collection – including a Paul Klee, a Corot, and even a fragment of the “True Cross”.
All seem to have been acquired locally and the question of blackmail hangs in the air. Loughbury’s decidedly un-posh widow, Zoe, is less than grief-stricken, as are a cast of colourful characters from randy farmers to gin-soaked county types. Then, the recent suicide of a local farmer’s wife also begins to look questionable.
Witty and a little wicked, this final tale in Colin Watson’s Flaxborough series offers 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 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.
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