Private detective and poet Nigel Strangeways is invited to address the
Maiden Astbury literary society. The picturesque Dorset town is home to
Bunnett's Brewery, run by the much disliked, and feared, Eustace Bunnett
and shortly before Nigel's visit, Bunnett's dog Truffles, was found dead
in one of the brewery's vats.
The culprit was never caught--although there was no shortage of
suspects--but when a body is then found in the same vat, boiled down to
its bones, Nigel is called into action to help capture the killer.The
third book in the Nigel Strangeways series, this is a gloriously
inventive, puzzling and witty investigation to delight all fans of
classic crime.