How do you solve a village murder when everyone is under suspicion…? Beatrice Baynes was the sort of interfering, overbearing, hateful woman a lot of people wished dead. The god-daughter she tormented wished it. The nephew she could disinherit too easily wished it. The young teacher she had disgraced wished it. A host of old Meldon School classmates wished it. But since wishing couldn't make it so, someone picked up a blunt instrument and bashed her head in.

Cosy crime writing at its best! Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, M C Beaton, Sophie Hannah and Faith Martin. Who in the village has a motive for murder…? When a body washes up at the banks of the river in Affacombe village, the residents are thrown into disarray. It turns out to be the quiet and solitary matron at the local Sister Roach. But when the police start to investigate it appears Roach’s unassuming demeanour hid a much darker secret… With rumours of blackmail and clandestine affairs, it becomes clear that more than one person may have wanted Roach dead. Chief Detective Inspector Pollard and Detective Sergeant Toye are called in from Scotland Yard to crack the case. Who was Roach blackmailing? And why? The Affacombe Affair is the second cosy village mystery in the Pollard & Toye crime an intriguing police procedural set in rural England. 'Absolutely fair and enjoyable whodunnit ' – Sunday Telegraph 'A superbly told tale of blackmail and terror’ – Manchester Evening News 'In the best Agatha Christie tradition' – Argosy THE POLLARD & TOYE INVESTIGATIONS SERIES Book Death of an Old Girl Book The Affacombe Affair Book Alibi for a Corpse Book Death on Doomsday Book Cyanide With Compliments Book No Vacation From Murder Book Buried in the Past Book Step in the Dark Book Unhappy Returns Book Suddenly While Gardening Book Change for the Worse Book Nothing to Do with the Case Book Troubled Waters Book The Wheel Turns Book Light Through Glass Book Who Goes Home? Book The Glade Manor Murder

Another case for Pollard & Toye! Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, M C Beaton, Sophie Hannah and Faith Martin. Dark secrets lurk behind every door… The peace of the English countryside is shattered one August morning by the discovery of a skeleton in the boot of a dumped car. A murder has been uncovered and when Detective Superintendent Pollard and Detective Sergeant Toye arrive on the scene they discover that this hamlet buried deep in the country is not so calm a place as it first appears…. The inhabitants of the secluded village of Twiggadon, from Derek Wainwright, owner of the land where the body was found, to Henry Stobart, who has a skeleton or two in his own cupboard, are reluctant to air their individual secrets and offer the investigators little help. Further complicating matters are the events that surrounded the apparent murder, which include a flood that caused the death of another man, a couple of family feuds and an odd case of mistaken identification. How do you narrow down the suspects when the only person with an alibi is the corpse…? Alibi For A Corpse is the third cosy village mystery in the Pollard & Toye crime series: an intriguing police procedural set in rural England. THE POLLARD & TOYE INVESTIGATIONS SERIES Book One: Death of an Old Girl Book Two: The Affacombe Affair Book Three: Alibi for a Corpse Book Four: Death on Doomsday Book Five: Cyanide With Compliments Book Six: No Vacation From Murder Book Seven: Buried in the Past Book Eight: Step in the Dark Book Nine: Unhappy Returns Book Ten: Suddenly While Gardening Book Eleven: Change for the Worse Book Twelve: Nothing to Do with the Case Book Thirteen: Troubled Waters Book Fourteen: The Wheel Turns Book Fifteen: Light Through the Glass Book Sixteen: Who Goes Home? Book Seventeen: The Glade Manor Murder

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Pollard & Toye’s most intriguing case yet! Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, M C Beaton, Sophie Hannah and Faith Martin. There is no greater disaster than greed… When Audrey Vickers is found dead in her bedroom – poisoned by chocolates posted through her letterbox – suspicion is immediately thrown on her niece, Drusilla, who she is known to have argued with days before the murder. But Mrs Vickers was a very difficult old woman, and it soon becomes clear there are plenty of other people who may have wanted her dead. With the crime falling under the jurisdiction of the Highcastle police force, who had worked with Scotland Yard a few years ago, Detective Superintendent Pollard and Detective Sergeant Toye are once more drafted in to help. Is this an open and shut case? Did Drusilla poison her aunt? Or did someone else send her Cyanide With Compliments? Cyanide With Compliments is the fifth cosy village mystery in the Pollard & Toye crime series: an intriguing police procedural set in rural England. 'All the ingredients of a first class murder mystery are included in the book and to give even the slightest inkling of the story would be to ruin the pleasure gained from reading it' – Southern News 'In the best Agatha Christie tradition' – Argosy THE POLLARD & TOYE INVESTIGATIONS SERIES Book One: Death of an Old Girl Book Two: The Affacombe Affair Book Three: Alibi for a Corpse< Book Four: Death on Doomsday Book Five: Cyanide With Compliments Book Six: No Vacation From Murder Book Seven: Buried in the Past Book Eight: Step in the Dark Book Nine: Unhappy Returns Book Ten: Suddenly While Gardening Book Eleven: Change for the Worse Book Twelve: Nothing to Do with the Case Book Thirteen: Troubled Waters Book Fourteen: The Wheel Turns Book Fifteen: Light Through the Glass Book Sixteen: Who Goes Home? Book Seventeen: The Glade Manor Murder

Another thrilling mystery for Pollard & Toye to solve! Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, M C Beaton, Sophie Hannah and Faith Martin. Someone in the village is lying… The summer letting of exclusive St Julitta’s School to Horner’s Holidays has caused a rift between the governors of the school. The money was welcome, but they didn’t want any old ‘riffraff’ contaminating their public image. But when a girl’s body is found just outside the grounds, more than just their reputation is at stake. It is soon clear that one of the residents must be the killer. With his aunt being one of the school governors, Detective Superintendent Pollard is called in to help, along with his partner, Detective Sergeant Toye. Is someone from Horner’s Holidays involved? Can they narrow down the suspects? For the two inspectors, there is No Vacation From Murder… No Vacation From Murder is the sixth cosy village mystery in the Pollard & Toye crime series: an intriguing police procedural set in rural England. 'Meticulously plotted and time-tabled whodunnit, perfect for insomniacs' - Sunday Telegraph 'A mystery which is a real treat ... irresistible reading' - Los Angeles Times 'In the best Agatha Christie tradition' – Argosy THE POLLARD & TOYE INVESTIGATIONS SERIES Book One: Death of an Old Girl Book Two: The Affacombe Affair Book Three: Alibi for a Corpse Book Four: Death on Doomsday Book Five: Cyanide With Compliments Book Six: No Vacation From Murder Book Seven: Buried in the Past Book Eight: Step in the Dark Book Nine: Unhappy Returns Book Ten: Suddenly While Gardening Book Eleven: Change for the Worse Book Twelve: Nothing to Do with the Case Book Thirteen: Troubled Waters Book Fourteen: The Wheel Turns Book Fifteen: Light Through the Glass Book Sixteen: Who Goes Home? Book Seventeen: The Glade Manor Murder

Join Pollard & Toye in another thrilling mystery! Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, M C Beaton, Sophie Hannah and Faith Martin. Secrets can’t stay buried forever… Everyone in Corbury is looking forward to the town's millenary celebration. Everyone, that is, except Bernard Lister. Brought up by his aunt and uncle, Bernard never got along with his new family, and as soon as he could, he cut all ties and left Corbury for good. He becomes an eminent historian, and he finds a vital document proving the town’s celebrations are built on a lie. Thrilled to finally be able to get even with the town that ruined his childhood, he prepares to return and spoil the festivities. But when one of the town’s most esteemed residents dies, Bernard’s family are thrown into a tangled web far more sinister than anyone expected … And when a corpse is discovered close to the homes of Bernard’s estranged family members, they are all under suspicion. Detective Superintendent Pollard and Scotland Yard's Detective Sergeant Toye are brought in to investigate, and they are hard-put to unmask the murderer from among the towns respectable, well-heeled citizens. Everyone has their secrets, but whose drove them to murder…? Buried in the Past is the seventh cosy village mystery in the Pollard & Toye crime an intriguing police procedural set in rural England. 'Meticulously plotted and time-tabled whodunnit, perfect for insomniacs' – Sunday Telegraph ‘the mistress of misdirection’ – The Telegraph 'In the best Agatha Christie tradition' – Argosy THE POLLARD & TOYE INVESTIGATIONS SERIES Book Death of an Old Girl Book The Affacombe Affair Book Alibi for a Corpse Book Death on Doomsday Book Cyanide With Compliments Book No Vacation From Murder Book Buried in the Past Book Step in the Dark Book Unhappy Returns Book Suddenly While Gardening Book Change for the Worse Book Nothing to Do with the Case Book Troubled Waters Book The Wheel Turns Book Light Through Glass Book Who Goes Home? Book The Glade Manor Murder

Pollard & Toye return for another village mystery! Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, M C Beaton, Sophie Hannah and Faith Martin. Expect the unexpected… The peace of the sleepy English town of Ramsden is disturbed when a corpse is discovered in highly peculiar circumstances. The victim – a young woman – was found at the bottom of the library stairs where she worked with a fractured skull. But did she fall or was she pushed? As the local constabulary delve deeper into history of the library at the Ramsden Literary and Scientific Society they begin to suspect a larger conspiracy could be at work. They enlist the help of Scotland Yard and Detective Superintendent Pollard and Detective Sergeant Toye are put on the case. What secrets are being hidden by Ramsden’s leading families? Could missing books from the library hold the key to the case? Or are Pollard & Toye on the wrong track altogether…? Step in the Dark is the eighth cosy village mystery in the Pollard & Toye crime an intriguing police procedural set in rural England. ‘the classic British mystery novel lives and flourishes’ – New York Times ‘the mistress of misdirection’ – The Telegraph 'In the best Agatha Christie tradition' – Argosy THE POLLARD & TOYE INVESTIGATIONS SERIES Book Death of an Old Girl Book The Affacombe Affair Book Alibi for a Corpse Book Death on Doomsday Book Cyanide With Compliments Book No Vacation From Murder Book Buried in the Past Book Step in the Dark Book Unhappy Returns Book Suddenly While Gardening Book Change for the Worse Book Nothing to Do with the Case Book Troubled Waters Book The Wheel Turns Book Light Through Glass Book Who Goes Home? Book The Glade Manor Murder

Shortly after the eccentric and spinster housekeeper to a recently deceased parish vicar implies that a villager has stolen a centuries-old jeweled chalice, her body is found battered to death

Vacations are cut short by murder for Pollard & Toye! Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, M C Beaton, Sophie Hannah and Faith Martin. Expect the unexpected… Detective Chief Superintendent Pollard of New Scotland Yard visits a sleepy village in the English countryside for what he thinks will be a quiet holiday. But his plans are ruined when some hikers discover a very modern skeleton in an ancient Celtic gravesite. At first the local authorities think the skeleton is a gruesome practical joke, but when the evidence points to murder, they ask Pollard to take charge of the investigation. He calls in his partner Detective Inspector Toye to help. But with increasingly uncooperative locals hindering the investigation it is clear someone has something sinister to hide… Suddenly While Gardening is the tenth cosy village mystery in the Pollard & Toye crime an intriguing police procedural set in rural England. ‘A classic British murder mystery’ – Public Library Hotlist ‘Very well written’ – Chattanooga Times 'In the best Agatha Christie tradition' – Argosy THE POLLARD & TOYE INVESTIGATIONS SERIES Book Death of an Old Girl Book The Affacombe Affair Book Alibi for a Corpse Book Death on Doomsday Book Cyanide With Compliments Book No Vacation From Murder Book Buried in the Past Book Step in the Dark Book Unhappy Returns Book Suddenly While Gardening Book Change for the Worse Book Nothing to Do with the Case Book Troubled Waters Book The Wheel Turns Book Light Through Glass Book Who Goes Home? Book The Glade Manor Murder