Death of an Old Git

<p><strong>`A mischievously entertaining crime novel' SIMON BRETT</strong><br><br><strong>The first instalment in The Falconer Files Andrea Frazer's insanely grippingvillage detective series with a delightful slice of humour. Perfect for fans ofAgatha Christie Lillian Jackson Braun and Midsomer Murders.</strong><br><br><strong>READER'S CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF ANDREA'S QUIRKY CRIME NOVELS!</strong></p><p><br>***** 'Probably one of the best mystery novels I have read. Such complex characters... and a lovely description of village life' Reader Review<br><br>***** 'Fantastic read. Nice and easy with interesting characters. So lifelike you could conjure up a picture of each member. Brilliant!' Reader Review<br><br>***** 'This is simply an excellent classic whodunnit in the same library as Agatha Christie or Lillian Jackson Braun!!' Reader Review<br><br>***** 'Brilliantly written kept me thinking who done it. Highly recommended. Will be reading more...' Reader Review<br>___________<br><br>In the village of Castle Farthing a mean-spirited spiteful curmudgeonly old man is found drugged and strangled in the kitchen of his cottage with no obvious clues to the perpetrator of the crime.<br><br>DI Falconer and Acting DS Carmichael are summoned from the police headquarters in the nearby town of Market Darley and begin to uncover a web of grudges against the old man and a sea of familial connections between those who knew him.<br><br>As the heat of July continues relentlessly tempers flare disturbing the usual rural calm of the village and the normally imperturbable Harry Falconer. Faced with a crime with no obvious prime suspect and the idiosyncrasies of his new partner Carmichael is he gradually losing his grip on the case as the body count rises?</p>