A nasty old man who everyone hated is found drugged and strangled in his kitchen. After everyone finishes dancing, they decide to call the cops. DI Harry Falconer gets the call. Unfortunately for him, a lot of people are on vacation (it’s July). So he’s stuck with “Acting” DS Carmichael, who doesn’t appear to be the sharpest crayon in the box. He’s also a really bad dresser, at least in Falconer’s eyes. The tiny village of Castle Farthing is home to the murder, as well […]

I’ve been doing these all out of order. That’s the trouble when there are so many books in a series, and while I can justify spending $2-3 for each, spending more than that would be wasteful, at least on a Kindle. If I were buying a hardbound set or something, that would be different. But, anyway. There’s a dangerous stairway at Pym’s Publicity (remember, this is the 1920s, and advertising is kind of a new thing), and one day Victor Dean falls down it. His […]