Flaming Murder

<p><strong>A stolen effigy. A medieval dagger. And a Bonfire Night that's about to get a lot more dangerous.</strong></p><p>Every November the town of Mortiforde lights up the sky with Britain's most spectacular Bonfire Night celebrations. But this year someone has stolen Mortiforde Millie - the town's beloved fifteen-foot effigy - just days before the fireworks begin.</p><p>Lord Mortiforde has barely started looking for her when things get considerably worse.</p><p>Developer Rupert Rinde is planning to bulldoze the historic Mortiforde Meadows and replace them with a waste incinerator. The locals are furious. His own father Sir Hugo is livid. And when Sir Hugo is found dead - skewered by a medieval dagger - his widow wastes no time in begging Lord Mortiforde to find the killer.</p><p>Meanwhile Lady Mortiforde and her Ladies' Legion have been promised the meadows for their new eco-friendly burial scheme and they're determined to plant their first body before the whole deal goes up in smoke.</p><p>As Lord Mortiforde digs deeper he begins to suspect that the missing effigy the incinerator project and the murder are far more closely connected than anyone realised - and that someone is counting on the chaos of Bonfire Night to keep their secrets buried.</p><p>If you love British cozy mysteries full of quirky characters dark humour and plots that twist right until the final page <em>Flaming Murder</em> will keep you guessing until the last spark.</p><p>✔ A quintessential English village setting </p><p>✔ A twisty atmospheric Bonfire Night mystery </p><p>✔ Eccentric suspects and gloriously dark humour </p><p>✔ Ancient secrets with very modern consequences </p><p>✔ Book Three in the Marquess of Mortiforde series</p><p>Perfect for fans of Richard Osman M.C. Beaton and the village mysteries of <em>Midsomer Murders</em>.</p><p><em>Can Lord Mortiforde unmask a killer save the Mortiforde Meadows and rescue Mortiforde Millie's hidden secret - before Bonfire Night erupts into chaos?</em></p><p><em>Pick up Flaming Murder - the third Marquess of Mortiforde mystery - today.</em></p><p></p>