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Amateur sleuth Mordecai Tremaine is back in another classic mystery
from the author of Murder for Christmas Mordecai Tremaine's hobby
of choice - crime detection - has left him in need of a holiday. A
break away from that gruesome business of murder will be just the
ticket, and the picturesque island of Moulin d'Or seems to be just
the destination. Amid the sunshine and the sea air, Mordecai falls
in with a band of fellow holidaymakers and tries to forget that
such a thing as foul play exists. He should have been wiser, of
course, because before too long villainy rears its head and a dead
body is discovered. With a killer stalking the sand dunes, it falls
to Mordecai to piece together the truth about just who has smuggled
murder on to the island idyll...
Amateur sleuth Mordecai Tremaine is back in another classic mystery
from the author of Murder for Christmas When Mordecai Tremaine
emerges from the train station, murder is the last thing on his
mind. But then again, he has never been able to resist anything in
the nature of a mystery - and a mystery is precisely what awaits
him in the village of Dalmering. Rehearsals for the local amateur
dramatic production are in full swing - but as Mordecai discovers
all too soon, the real tragedy is unfolding offstage. The star of
the show has been found dead, and the spotlight is soon on
Mordecai, whose reputation in the field of crime-solving precedes
him. With a murderer waiting in the wings, it's up to Mordecai to
derail the killer's performance...before it's curtains for another
victim.
Amateur sleuth Mordecai Tremaine is back in another classic mystery
from the author of Murder for Christmas Adrian Carthallow, enfant
terrible of the art world, is no stranger to controversy. But this
time it's not his paintings that have provoked a blaze of publicity
- it's the fact that his career has been suddenly terminated by a
bullet to the head. Not only that, but his wife has confessed to
firing the fatal shot. Inspector Penross of the town constabulary
is, however, less than convinced by Helen Carthallow's story - but
has no other explanation for the incident that occurred when the
couple were alone in their clifftop house. Luckily for the
Inspector, amateur criminologist Mordecai Tremaine has an uncanny
habit of being in the near neighbourhood whenever sudden death
makes its appearance. Investigating the killing, Tremaine is quick
to realise that however handsome a couple the Carthallows were, and
however extravagant a life they led, beneath the surface there's a
pretty devil's brew...
Mulled wine, mince pies...and murder. Mordecai Tremaine, former
tobacconist and perennial lover of romance novels, has been invited
to spend Christmas in the sleepy village of Sherbroome at the
country retreat of one Benedict Grame. Arriving on Christmas Eve,
he finds that the revelries are in full flow - but so too are
tensions amongst the assortment of guests. Midnight strikes and the
party-goers discover that it's not just presents nestling under the
tree...there's a dead body too. A dead body that bears a striking
resemblance to Father Christmas. With the snow falling and the
suspicions flying, it's up to Mordecai to sniff out the culprit -
and prevent someone else from getting murder for Christmas. 'The
book nods towards Agatha Christie but retains a crackling
atmosphere of dread and horror that will chill the heart however
warm your fireside' Metro
Amateur sleuth Mordecai Tremaine is back in another classic mystery
from the author of Murder for Christmas Mordecai Tremaine and Chief
Inspector Jonathan Boyce are never pleased to have a promising game
of chess interrupted - though when murder is the disrupting force,
they are persuaded to make an exception. A quick stop at Scotland
Yard to collect any detective's most trusted piece of equipment -
the murder bag - the pair are spirited away to Bridgton. No sooner
have they arrived than it becomes clear that the city harbours more
than its fair share of passions and motives...and one question
echoes loudly throughout the cobbled streets: why did Dr Hardene,
the local GP of impeccable reputation, bring a revolver with him on
a routine visit to a patient? Mordecai Tremaine's latest excursion
into crime detection leaves him in doubt that, when it comes to
murder, nothing can be assumed...
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