Murder Post-Dated: A Tessa Crichton Mystery: 18 (The Tessa Crichton Mysteries)

I should warn you that it is not a pretty story.Stories about murder rarely are.Nobody knows who started the rumour that James McGrath murdered his wife Rosamund. Certainly no one had seen her in a while and she had gone off to visit a sick cousin without mentioning a trip to the neighbours. Still everyone was inclined to accept the story - that is until one of the neighbours meets the cousin in town in excellent health and eager for news of country cousin Rosamund. Tessa Crichton a guest in the Oxfordshire locale is fascinated by this series of events. Fascination soon turns to a neat bit of detection when someone comes to her with a very strange confession.Dipping into the case with relish Tessa soon suspects theres murder mixed up in the mystery. But until she comes up with a body - or two - no killer can get just deserts.Murder Post-Dated was originally published in 1983. This new edition features an introduction and afterword by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans.The fun lies in the style light and sweet as a soufflé. Daily Telegraph