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Second in the witty series, featuring mystery writer-turned-sleuth Melissa Craig. Melissa decides to teach her craft at the local college, where she becomes distracted by a real-life crime. It seems the department secretary has met her death at the hands of a jealous lover--and Melissa soon finds herself investigating the fine art of murder.
A Melissa Craig Mystery
None of the staffers at the country school Uphanger were particularly fond of its tyrannical schoolmaster, Mr. Haughn. But when he's found murdered one dawn on school grounds, no one knows who hated him enough to put a bloody end to his tenure. Melissa hopes she can help the police solve the case--and find a killer whose favorite course of study is Murder 101.
Meet Melissa: cat lover, caring mother... daring detective? Melissa Craig is absolutely delighted with her new life in an old crumbling cottage, spending her days pruning the primroses and getting to know Binkie, the ginger cat next door. She only wishes she had made the move to the countryside sooner. But when a knock at the door brings news of a shocking discovery, she suddenly finds herself thrown in to the middle of a baffling mystery: the bones of a young woman have been found in the woods just behind her new home. Perhaps the little village of Upper Bembury is not as idyllic as it first seemed? Strange phone calls in the night convince Melissa that the police are barking up completely the wrong tree, so she can't resist doing a little digging of her own. From the bingo hall to the beauty salon and beyond, her search ruffles a few feathers and uncovers many of the village's most scandalous secrets, but gets her no closer to finding the culprit... The discovery of a tatty old photograph in a drawer is the final piece of the puzzle she needs, but as a newcomer in this close-knit community, does Melissa have what it takes to get to the bottom of this extraordinary murder mystery alone? A joy to read! An absolutely unputdownable whodunnit for fans of Agatha Christie, P.D. James and Faith Martin. This book was previously published as A Little Gentle Sleuthing.
Hrdinkou tří volně na sebe navazujících příběhů je úspěšná spisovatelka detektivek, která se při hledání námětů dostává ke skutečným zločinům. V prvním příběhu pátrá po autorovi tajemných telefonátů a záhadné dívce Babs. Ve druhém pomáhá objasnit smrt mladé dívky. Třetí příběh se odehrává ve Francii na letních kursech, kam doprovází svoji přítelkyni a zároveň hledá inspiraci na svoji další knihu. Zajímavé, dobře psané detektivní příběhy, které jistě potěší milovníky tohoto druhu literatury.... celý text