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They had explored every avenue, and it seemed that murder was their only salvation.

Reggie and Midge, genteel husband and wife who live in what was the family's more or less stately home, are now the reluctant managers of Chortlesby Manor Hotel, an English country inn... Read Full Overview

They had explored every avenue, and it seemed that murder was their only salvation.

Reggie and Midge, genteel husband and wife who live in what was the family's more or less stately home, are now the reluctant managers of Chortlesby Manor Hotel, an English country inn... Read Full Overview

The "consistently witty" Agatha Award-winning author presents a tale of murder in a country mansion (Mystery News).

With their fortunes dwindling, Reggie and his wife, Midge, have turned the family mansion into an English country inn. When... Read Full Overview

When Reggie and Midge, the reluctant managers of an English country inn agree to host a mystery tour, they are in for a surprise of a most unpleasant nature as events turn a staged murder into the real thing. A nifty British puzzler in the tradition of Agatha Christie.