Death Comes at Christmas - Gladys Mitchell

Amateur sleuth Mrs Bradley investigates a puzzling Christmas crime in this classic mystery, first published in 1936 as Dead Men's Morris \n \n 'Mrs Bradley is an amateur sleuth to rival Miss Marple... A delight' Guardian \n \n It is December and Mrs Bradley has left London behind for a relaxing visit to the Oxfordshire countryside. \n \n Then, on Christmas Eve, a local solicitor is found dead by the river. Everyone believes that he suffered a heart attack - but Mrs Bradley is suspicious, and is soon investigating a series of disturbing clues. \n \n As the frost thaws and spring begins, the inimitable detective must work fast if she is to protect the people close to her from a resourceful killer... \n \n 'The equal of Dorothy L. Sayers and Agatha Christie' Independent \n