'England's funniest crime writer' The Times
'Charming and full of surprises' Booklist
Strange things happen in the picture-postcard English village of Lindsay
Carfax. When a young man falls into a quarry, it takes nine days to find
the body. When rowdy hippies descend on the village, they're given nine
days to leave. When an outspoken schoolmaster is kidnapped for nine
days, he stays eerily quiet after his release.
Now Albert Campion has come to town - meaning to investigate all this
strangeness. But whoever is behind the unusual goings-on quickly makes
it very clear that his nosing around is not welcome. Undeterred by
threats, Campion is determined to expose the criminal masterminds hiding
in this sleepy village.