The gentle don detective Dr. Davie broods over the murder of a young actor committed during a drama-school production of a commedia dell'arte play. The actor appears to have been killed in the wings, but Davie establishes the precise movements of eve...
Kings Lacy, like many an English country town, has a festival. As a opera lover Dr Davie would hate to miss it. Nearby at Bexminster Electronics, secrets are leaking to Japanese rivals. When two bodies are found savagely chopped down Dr Davie begins ...
An aging man with a restless young wife. An antique dealer with a sinister new acquisition. A married couple with part-time lovers. There was definitely more than meets the eye in the tranquil town of Tidwell St Peters....
The hall porter was not in a position to see. Nor was he likely to remember if anyone was absent in that direction longer than usual. Besides why would anyone be absent longer than usual?â,¬â"¢ The Classic English story of detection makes a welcome c...