The Affair of Mysteries series - Books 1 2 3: The Affair of the Bloodstained Egg cozy The Affair of the Mutilated Mink The Affair of the Thirty-Nine Cufflinks

James Anderson

Summary

'A triumph of ingenuity. Excellent escapism' Sunday Telegraph

- The Affair of the Bloodstained Egg cozy

The theft of the diamond necklace and the antique pistols might all be explained, but the body in the lake - that really was a puzzle. For Inspector Wilkins, it was going to take some intricate sleuthing to uncover who killed whom and why.

- The Affair of the Mutilated Mink

An impromtu Hollywood party at the Alderley country estateprove too much for the family's butler, Merryweather. And that's before the murder in the middle of the night...

- The Affair of the Thirty-Nine Cufflinks

When Lord Burford reluctantly agrees to host his relatives at Alderley, he soon finds out that family can be murder. It isn't long before Inspector Wilkins has to be called in ... yet again.

'If you half-close your eyes you can almost smell Poirot or Miss Marple shuffling through the pages' Daily Sport

Available since: 12/21/2023.

Print length: 1000 pages.

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