Absolute Poison: British Detectives: 5 (Rafferty and Llewellyn Mysteries)

Well this was a real find. Geraldine Evans knows how to make a character leap off the pages at you.For Readers who like cozy mysteries and humorous mysteries.Superstitious British Detective Joseph Rafferty is having a bad week - not an unusual occurrence - and he cant help feeling trouble comes in threes. Also niggling in his mind is the fact that Llewellyn his posh sergeant has brought a bargain suit from Raffertys Ma. Sure to be stolen goods the suit is bound to drop Rafferty in it when the holier-than-thou Llewellyn wears it on his wedding day -- with the loathed sharp-eyed Superintendent Bradley amongst the guests.Raffertys first premonition turns out to be accurate when a company manager is found dead at his desk. The tyrannical Barstaple had known full well that he was hated by most of the office. But did he really deserve to be poisoned? And so horribly.Raffertys week goes from bad to worse and worse again. And when you take the bargain suit into the equation and Superintendent Bradleys anticipated reaction to this stolen piece of shmutter the week really has gone to Hell in a handcart. And taken Rafferty with it. But maybe even Hell will be the better destination compared to the possibilities the Superintendent is sure to have in mind.ʻAn ingeniously constructed plot deft dialogue well-drawn characters and a few humorous touches make this an enjoyably intriguing read.