At the Old Forge in the quiet village of Maybury-in-the-Marsh a cry of anguish rings out: lady of the house Amy Phelps has been discovered dead. But with all the windows and doors to her room locked from inside, how and by whom was she killed? Arbuthnot Arbie Swift finds himself in the unlikely position of detective. The celebrated author of The Gentlemans Guide to Ghost-Hunting is staying at the Old Forge to investigate a suspected spectre, but now the more pressing matter of Amys murder falls to him too.

With old friend Val, he soon uncovers a sorry tale of altered wills, secret love affairs and tragic losses and plenty of motives for murder. When events take another sinister turn, Arbie must find the killer, fast. And to do so will mean cracking a most perfectly plotted crime

Format: Paperback
Published: UK, 2024
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Pages: 320
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0008590125
ISBN 13: 9780008590123