Death in the Forest

<p><em>The man's heart was dicky. It couldn't stand a shock. The question is-what shock?</em></p><p>Roger Frere is delighted to meet the lovely Celia Holland. But Celia is leaving for the South American republic of San Rinaldo taking a post as governess. When Celia gets accidentally mixed up in a bloody San Rinaldo revolution she manages to return to England . . . and finds herself plunged into murderous local mysteries.</p><p>A stranger has been discovered in the forest having apparently died of sheer fright. Roger now married lives at Frere Court with his bride Nina plus a grasping stepmother and a theatrical half-brother. Also in the neighbourhood is Major Enderby a solitary individual retired after service in India. The Major seems to knowing more than he lets on about strange events in the area. These now include creepy nocturnal prowlings by a creature unknown; the poisoning murder of a housemaid; and an attempt to dispose of Celia Holland using a gift of dates-sprinkled with ground glass.</p><p>Inspector Collier comes down from Scotland Yard to learn what's going on. He is presented with a truly extraordinary problem one which should baffle and enthrall the devoted Dalton reader.</p><p><em>Death in the Forest</em> was first published in 1939. This new edition includes an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans.</p>