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    The Secret of High Eldersham

    By Miles Burton

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    'They're terrible mistrustful of strangers in these parts.'


    Samuel Whitehead, landlord of the Rose and Crown, is a stranger in the lonely East Anglian village of High Eldersham. When the newcomer is stabbed to death in his pub, and Scotland Yard is called to the scene, it seems that the veil dividing High Eldersham from the outside world is about to be lifted.


    Detective-Inspector Young forms a theory about the case so utterly impossible that merely entertaining the suspicion makes him doubt his own sanity. Surrounded by sinister forces beyond his understanding, and feeling the need of rational assistance, he calls on a brilliant amateur and 'living encyclopedia', Desmond Merrion. Soon Merrion falls for the charms of a young woman in the village, Mavis Owerton. But does Mavis know more about the secrets of the village than she is willing to admit?


    Burton's best novels are fast-paced and crisply told, and The Secret of High Eldersham - which uncovers ancient secrets in sleepy rural England - is among the most entertaining of all his crime stories.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPoisoned Pen Press
    Release dateJun 7, 2016
    ISBN9781464205842
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    Miles Burton

    MILES BURTON was a pseudonym of Cecil Street (1884-1964), a British soldier who became a prolific novelist in the 1920s. He was the author of approximately 140 detective novels, of which the most highly regarded were published under the names Miles Burton and John Rhode.

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      The wonderful British Library Crime Classics keep coming I'm glad to say.Another mystery set in a sleepy village peopled by mistrustful residents.When the landlord of the Rose and Crown Samuel Whitehead, a former London police sergeant is found murdered Scotland Yard is called in.Detective Inspector Young finds that people are reluctant to give information and during his investigations he uncovers a witches coven and drug smuggling between Belgium and England.It all culminates in an exciting finale with a satisfying end.Great read!I was given a digital copy of this book by the publisher Poisoned Pen Press via Netgalley in return for an honest unbiased review.