The Puzzly – The ISOTCMN Book Of The Month – February 2021
Well, that’s another month over and done with. Anything worth talking about in it? No, not really. Another month of lockdown, another month of getting grumpy with people wearing masks on their chins...
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This Undesirable Residence aka Death At Ash House (1942) by Miles Burton
Arthur Vousden had no idea his day was going to be so eventful. As the junior partner in the leading estate agents in Wraynesford, England, he was called on by a client, Simeon Appelby, who was...
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Death Takes A Flat (1940) by Miles Burton
Major Pontefract, formerly of the Indian Army, was only scared of one thing in life, namely his wife, so when they were searching for the perfect place to live during his retirement, he quickly...
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Death Of Two Brothers (1941) by Miles Burton
Miss Lettice Baydon had a simple philosophy in life – a good walk every day was essential. She lived in Brighton but spent a good deal of time visiting places in the country, exploring new places as...
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Up The Garden Path (1941) by Miles Burton
“My actions may be highly suspicious, but they don’t include butlericide!” Mrs Hurst, the wife of Sergeant Hurst, the resident policeman in Downspring, was surprised when Noakes, the butler from...
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Look Alive (1949) by Miles Burton
David Wiston was taking Annabel Dorset out for a drive – he couldn’t spare the petrol for a trip to the coast, so they settled for Fembrake Forest. Annabel was convinced that David was going to...
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Heir To Lucifer (1947) by Miles Burton
It was his wife’s health that brought Desmond Merrion to Croylehaven and the Victorian Hotel, but it was meeting Cecil Croyle that meant the repeated visits to Castle Croyle, the home of the Croyle...
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Tragedy At The Thirteenth Hole (1933) by Miles Burton
As Inspector Arnold recovers from a bout of influenza, his superiors at the Yard instruct him to take two weeks rest at the seaside. At random, he picks the resort of Heavenbeach, a town known mainly...
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The Charabanc Mystery (1934) by Miles Burton
There used to be two public houses in Dribbleford, the Chequers and the George, but when the “justices” decide that a village of three hundred people only needs one pub, the George closed. Despite a...
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Not A Leg To Stand On (1945) by Miles Burton
Edmund Coulston has disappeared. His solicitor and friend, Mr Methwold, is concerned, as Edmund had been staying with him and had not been in a good state of mind. Coulston was concerned that he was...
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