The Mysterious Death of Archibald Lewis — P.F. Ford

When is a funeral not a funeral?In October 1960, 20-year-old soldier Archibald Lewis was buried quietly, perhaps even secretly, in a discreet out-of-the-way spot in Tinton cemetery. With no family to mourn him, only a handful of people were even aware of his burial until five years later when his former girlfriend spotted an In Memorium notice in the local newspaper.This same notice has appeared in the local newspaper every year since but now, 40 years later, there is notice of a funeral for the very same Archie Lewis. This time his former girlfriend has asked young, super-keen detective Dave Slater if he can find out what's going on.Slater's boss, DI Nash, isn't interested in wasting money on such a case and warns against it, but Slater is undeterred. With ten days leave and nothing else to do, the attraction of running his own investigation without Nash looking over his shoulder is just too much for him to resist.But is Archie really being buried next week?If he is, who's body is in the grave that has borne his name since 1960?Who has been placing all these notices in the local newspaper every year, and why?Can Slater unravel the mystery, or will he regret not heeding DI Nash's warning?