Flaming Murder

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(251 251 251 1); color: rgba(17 17 17 1)>Three dead bodies. Two murders. One missing Bonfire Night effigy.</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(251 251 251 1); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>With Bonfire Night looming Aldermaston the Eighth Marquess of Mortiforde is feeling the heat.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(251 251 251 1); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>Not only has someone stolen Mortiforde Millie-the town's beloved fifteen-foot Bonfire Night effigy-just days before the town's annual firework celebrations but developer Rupert Rinde wants to torch Mortiforde's heritage by building a waste incinerator on the historic Mortiforde Meadows. The locals are outraged as is Rupert's father Sir Hugo who owns the meadows. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(251 251 251 1); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>So when Sir Hugo is found dead skewered by a medieval dagger his widow begs Aldermaston to investigate.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(251 251 251 1); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>Meanwhile Sir Hugo had promised Aldermaston's wife and her Ladies' Legion the meadows for their new eco-friendly burial scheme. Now they're desperate to plant their first body in the ground before the deal goes up in smoke.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(251 251 251 1); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>So when Aldermaston uncovers who stole Mortiforde Millie and why he realises the waste incinerator project is designed to ignite some explosive repercussions.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(251 251 251 1); color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>Can Aldermaston unmask a killer and save the Mortiforde Meadows before Bonfire Night erupts into chaos? Will the Ladies' Legion bury a body before their dreams go up in flames? And can Aldermaston rescue Mortiforde Millie's hidden secret before the fireworks begin?</span></p><p></p>