H. Mel Malton

A Polly Deacon Murder Mystery

1 - Down in the Dumps (Oct-1998)
2 - Cue the Dead Guy (Oct-1999)
3 - Dead Cow in Aisle Three (Oct-2001)
4 - One Large Coffin to Go (Sep-2003)

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  Down in the Dumps
  

  • Oct-1998
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  A Polly Deacon Murder Mystery - 1
  

  There is a killer at work in the sleepy village of Cedar Falls. The peaceful order of puppet-maker Polly Deacon’s back-to-nature rural life is violently interrupted when she finds her best friend Francy’s abusive husband lying dead in the dump wi...

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  Cue the Dead Guy
  

  • Oct-1999
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  A Polly Deacon Murder Mystery - 2
  

  In the sequel to Down in the Dumps, Polly finds herself touring as set and puppet designer for a small rural theatre company. When the stage manager mysteriously fails to appear for the first rehearsal, Polly has to step in and do the job. The full-t...

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  Dead Cow in Aisle Three
  

  • Oct-2001
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  A Polly Deacon Murder Mystery - 3
  

  The third Polly Deacon novel finds our heroine in the unlikely (and uncomfortable) job of designing a mascot (Kountry Kow) for a new mega-grocery store, despite vitriolic opposition by local merchants, including her aunt. This is nasty enough, but wh...

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  One Large Coffin to Go
  

  • Sep-2003
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  A Polly Deacon Murder Mystery - 4
  

  In the fourth Polly Deacon mystery, pregnant and grumpy, Polly yearns to escape the increasingly annoying advice of family and friends. When an opportunity comes up to travel to England to attend a puppetry conference, she jumps at it, in spite of he...

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