DISCOVER CLASSIC WHODUNITS FROM A GOLDEN AGE OF CRIME WRITING FEATURING OPERA-LOVING, PUZZLE-SOLVING CAMBRIDGE ACADEMIC DR DAVIE. ____________________ PRAISE FOR V.C. CLINTON-BADDELEY: ‘This shapely, civilised whodunit . . . for intelligence, humour, observation and unforced charm, Mr Clinton-Baddeley is splendid value .’ Sunday Times ‘A most promising debut . . . College setting described with loving care and plenty of humour .’ Observer ‘Admirable detective story. . . Fully recommended .’ Guardian ‘Mr Clinton-Baddeley’s first thriller is as likeable as his old-fashioned amateur detective .’ Times Literary Supplement ‘The pleasure lies in the literacy and intelligence of the narrative and of the dialogue .’ Tablet ‘Those whose tastes rise above beatings-up and nudes, please note. Oh! yes: and it's a very good detective story too.’ Francis Iles, Guardian ‘The most likeable of elderly don-detectives .’ Maurice Richardson, Observer ____________________ A CHARMING MURDER MYSTERY WITH A FIENDISH PUZZLE AT ITS HEART. Dark dealings are afoot at Bexminster Electronics. Company secretary Robert Coppleston discovers secrets are being leaked to their Japanese rivals. But by whom? Robert was due to attend a classical music festival taking place in the small town of King’s Lacy. But his colleagues said he never showed up. Then a body is discovered in a hedge in Combe Court. The victim has a large bruise on the side of his neck, the contents of his pockets scattered around him. A second body is found with bruising to the neck. The town thinks it has a killer in its midst. It’s time for Dr Davie to begin his investigations, even if it means putting his own life on the line. Fans of Agatha Christie, Margery Allingham, Anthony Horowitz, Dorothy L. Sayers and Faith Martin will be charmed by this absorbing classic murder mystery. MEET OUR AMATEUR DETECTIVE The classic English story of detection makes a welcome comeback with the famous amateur sleuth Dr R.V. Davie, an opera-loving Cambridge academic with a penchant for solving puzzles and mysteries. To enter this world is like settling into a beautiful house, all discreet order and comfort. But when there’s murder and mystery abound, it is then that Dr Davie really comes to life. ALSO BY V.C. CLINTON-BADDELEY THE CAMBRIDGE CLASSIC MURDER MYSTERIES Book 1: DEATH’S BRIGHT DART Book 2: MY FOE OUTSTRETCH’D BENEATH THE TREE Book 3: ONLY A MATTER OF TIME Book 4: NO CASE FOR THE POLICE