Bricks and Mortality (Campbell & Carter Mystery 3): A cosy English village crime novel of wit and intrigue

Description

In the cold light of dawn, a dead body is found entombed in the smouldering remains of a burnt-out Cotswold manor. Key House has stood empty for years, but its owner, Gervase Crown, is rumoured to have been seen in Weston St Ambrose prior to the blaze. Could he be responsible for the fire and the tragic death that followed, or was he in fact the intended target? As Inspector Jess Campbell and Superintendent Ian Carter begin their investigation, it becomes clear that Gervase wasn't the most popular person and his return has reawakened old memories... not all of which are good.

Ann Granger has lived in cities all over the world, since for many years she worked for the Foreign Office and received postings to British embassies as far apart as Munich and Lusaka. She is married, with two sons, and she and her husband, who also worked for the Foreign Office, are now permanently based in Oxfordshire.

Characterisation, as ever with Granger, is sharp and astringent * The Times * The plot is neat and ingenious, the characters rounded and touchingly credible ... a pleasure to read * Ham and High * The reader can expect a treat. Lively, different and fun * Yorkshire Post * She is on to another winner * Birmingham Post * The reader can expect a treat. Lively, different and fun * Yorkshire Post *