Death Cap — June Thomson

A CUP OF TEA AND A CAP OF DEATH

Armed with a copy of British Mushrooms and Toadstools, Inspector Rudd sets out to unravel a most genteel murder. One of Mrs. Rene King's acquaintances had managed to slip her a Mickey -- in this case a batch of deadly poisonous mushrooms, the infamous Death Cap Amanita.

DETECTIVE INSPECTOR RUDD, CHELMSFORD CID

His detective instincts are tempered by psychological insight. A most satisfactory master of British police procedure, the Inspector welcomes the challenge of a murder investigation now and again. Just as, when winter cold invades the lonely Essex countryside, even a sober, courageous man appreciates a beer at the local pub.