Publisher Description

Roger Norton Vane is dead. Twenty years ago he went for a walk in the Thai jungle with his partner and never returned. After years of wild speculation and fruitless searches, finally his death is to be made official and somebody will inherit his accumulated wealth.
Ethelred Tressider, crime writer and Vane's biographer, attends the memorial service, but little does he expect to find himself talking to Vane himself, apparently returned from the dead. Chaos ensues and while trying to complete the biography it becomes clear that many people wish the man calling himself Vane had stayed dead, and that his anecdotes had died with him...

Notes

The latest case in the popular mystery series, reissued with a new cover design.

Author Biography

L. C. Tyler was born in Southend-on-Sea and educated at Oxford and City Universities. He has won awards for his writing, and regularly contributes to national newspapers including The Guardian and the Daily Telegraph. He is the Vice Chair of the Crime Writers' Association and a CWA short story Dagger judge. L. C. Tyler lives in Islington.
lctyler.com @lenctyler

Review

`A joy to read' - The Times; 'Crime in the classic mould with a sharp comic edge' - Daily Mail

Long Description

The latest case in the popular Elsie and Ethelred Mystery series Roger Norton Vane is dead. Twenty years ago he went for a walk in the Thai jungle with his partner and never returned. After years of wild speculation and fruitless searches, finally his death is to be made official and somebody will inherit his accumulated wealth. Ethelred Tressider, crime writer and Vane's biographer, attends the memorial service, but little does he expect to find himself talking to Vane himself, apparently returned from the dead. Chaos ensues and while trying to complete the biography it becomes clear that many people wish the man calling himself Vane had stayed dead, and that his anecdotes had died with him...

Feature

The latest case in the popular Herring Mysteries series.

Description for Sales People

The latest case in the popular Herring Mysteries series.

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