Grim Death — Gerald Verner

Rich Mrs. Mallaby is hated by almost everyone in the village of Long Manton. When she is murdered in the church, Superintendent Hockley is faced with a big problem - nearly everybody has a motive. And what about the five hundred pounds which the dead woman had drawn out of her account? It looks like blackmail - but is it? Best-selling author Peter Hunt lives in the village, and is determined to solve the problem...