Author: Hazel Holt Year: 1995 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Mystery
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ISBNs: 9780451182869 9780525939320 0451182863 0525939326 |
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A preference for scones at teatime, a penchant for sensible clothes, and a knack for solving crimes are all part of Mrs. Sheila Malory's irresistible British character. And not since Jane Marple's St. Mary Mead has there been a village more suited for a cozy mystery than Mrs. Malory's Taviscombe, a scenic seaside town where it is difficult to keep a secret, let alone get away with murder. Yet, in Mrs. Malory's sixth appearance as an amateur sleuth, a poisoned almond tart is the first clue that someone has. It all begins with Mrs. Dudley, doyenne of the Taviscombe "mafia, " a group of aging matrons who pick up every crumb of gossip and see the most shocking things through lace curtains with their eagle eyes. And during a lovely chat with Mrs. Malory, she just happens to mention some troubling things about Dr. Cowley, a local physician. The greedy M.D. plans to turn a prime oceanside building, occupied by the very elderly Miss Graham, into a profitable nursing home. And what will happen to that poor soul if she refuses to move? As Mrs. Malory fears, the answer is most distressing: Poor Miss Graham is cruelly, unkindly, and most diabolically killed with her favorite dessert. Of course, it appears that Dr. Cowley must have done it - except that he has an ironclad alibi. Now Mrs. Malory is snooping in earnest, hoping it will lead her to intriguing revelations: about the physician with ambition, about a weakwilled nephew and his pushy wife, about a pretty neighbor of questionable virtue, and about a very large sum of money. Of course, Mrs. Malory's persistent inquiries may also get her killed.
This book is part of the "Mrs. Malory Mysteries" series. Here are some other books from this series:
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