Evan Evans is a young police constable who has traded in the violence of
city life for idyllic Llanfair, a Welsh village tucked far away from
trouble. Nestled among the Snowdonia mountain range, Llanfair looks to
Constable Evans like a town forgotten by time, but he quickly learns
that even the bucolic countryside has its share of eccentric - and
deadly - characters. Evans' new neighbors include two competitive
ministers vying for the souls of their flock, one lascivious barmaid,
and three other Evanses: Evan-the-Meat, Evans-the-Milk, and
Evans-the-Post (whose favorite hobby is to read the mail before he
delivers it).
Before Evans has time to sort through the complicated relationships and
rivalries of his new home, he's called to the scene of a crime as brutal
and fearsome as any he encountered in the big city. Two hikers have been
murdered on the trails of the local mountain, and Evans must hunt down a
vicious killer - who may or may not be linked to the mysterious
destruction of Mrs. Powell-Jones' prize-winning tomatoes.
Evans Above is the first novel in Rhys Bowen's popular Constable Evans
Mystery Series.