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    Death of An Old Girl: Pollard & Toye Investigations Book 1
    The Affacombe Affair: Pollard & Toye Investigations Book 2
    Alibi For A Corpse: Pollard & Toye Investigations Book 3
    Audiobook series3 titles

    Pollard and Toye Series

    Written by Elizabeth Lemarchand

    Narrated by Elizabeth Lemarchand

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    About this series

    Cosy crime writing at its best! Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, M C Beaton, Sophie Hannah and Faith Martin.
    When a body washes up at the banks of the river in Affacombe village, the residents are thrown into disarray. It turns out to be the quiet and solitary matron at the local school: Sister Roach. But when the police start to investigate it appears Roach's unassuming demeanour hid a much darker secret. With rumours of blackmail and clandestine affairs, it becomes clear that more than one person may have wanted Roach dead. Chief Detective Inspector Pollard and Detective Sergeant Toye are called in from Scotland Yard to crack the case. Who was Roach blackmailing? And why? And what hidden affairs drove someone to murder?
    “Absolutely fair and enjoyable whodunnit” – SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
    “A superbly told tale of blackmail and terror” – MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherW. F. Howes Ltd
    Release dateAug 29, 2019
    Death of An Old Girl: Pollard & Toye Investigations Book 1
    The Affacombe Affair: Pollard & Toye Investigations Book 2
    Alibi For A Corpse: Pollard & Toye Investigations Book 3

    Titles in the series (3)

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      Alibi For A Corpse: Pollard & Toye Investigations Book 3
      Alibi For A Corpse: Pollard & Toye Investigations Book 3

      Alibi For A Corpse: Pollard & Toye Investigations Book 3

      Elizabeth Lemarchand
      3/5 - 2 ratings
      3/5 - 2 ratings

      Another case for Pollard & Toye! Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, M C Beaton, Sophie Hannah and Faith Martin. The peace of the English countryside is shattered one August morning by the discovery of a skeleton in the boot of a dumped car. A murder has been uncovered and when Detectives Pollard and Toye arrive on the scene they discover that this hamlet buried deep in the country is not so calm a place as it first appears. The inhabitants of the secluded village of Twiggadon are reluctant to air their individual secrets and offer the investigators little help. Further complicating matters are the events that surrounded the apparent murder, which include a flood that caused the death of another man, a couple of family feuds and an odd case of mistaken identification. How do you narrow down the suspects when the only person with an alibi is the corpse? “With humor, skillful plotting and a thorough knowledge of police procedure, Lemarchand adds this solid and satisfying mystery to her previous Pollard and Toye adventures” – PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY

      Another case for Pollard & Toye! Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, M C Beaton, Sophie Hannah and Faith Martin. The peace of the English countryside is shattered one August morning by the discovery of a skeleton in the boot of a dumped car. A murder has been uncovered and when Detectives Pollard and Toye arrive on the scene they discover that this hamlet buried deep in the country is not so calm a place as it first appears. The inhabitants of the secluded village of Twiggadon are reluctant to air their individual secrets and offer the investigators little help. Further complicating matters are the events that surrounded the apparent murder, which include a flood that caused the death of another man, a couple of family feuds and an odd case of mistaken identification. How do you narrow down the suspects when the only person with an alibi is the corpse? “With humor, skillful plotting and a thorough knowledge of police procedure, Lemarchand adds this solid and satisfying mystery to her previous Pollard and Toye adventures” – PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY

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      Death of An Old Girl: Pollard & Toye Investigations Book 1
      Death of An Old Girl: Pollard & Toye Investigations Book 1

      Death of An Old Girl: Pollard & Toye Investigations Book 1

      Elizabeth Lemarchand
      3/5 - 4 ratings
      3/5 - 4 ratings

      A classic cosy mystery from a master of the genre! Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, M C Beaton, Sophie Hannah and Faith Martin. Shockwaves are sent through the sleepy village of Trill when a woman's body is discovered in a local school. Beatrice Baynes – interfering, overbearing and spiteful – was not well liked. But no one expects a body to be found on their doorstep… And how did the annual festival at Meldon School turn from a light-hearted celebration to a gruesome crime scene? With the local constabulary completely stumped, Scotland Yard's Chief Detective Inspector Pollard and Detective Sergeant Toye are called in to investigate. But the further Pollard & Toye delve into their inquiries, the more complicated the case becomes…Death of an Old Girl is the first cosy village mystery in the Pollard & Toye crime series: an intriguing police procedural set in rural England. “This is a real genuine police-detective story, and a first-class one at that … altogether I would call this a hundred-per-cent winner” – THE GUARDIAN

      A classic cosy mystery from a master of the genre! Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, M C Beaton, Sophie Hannah and Faith Martin. Shockwaves are sent through the sleepy village of Trill when a woman's body is discovered in a local school. Beatrice Baynes – interfering, overbearing and spiteful – was not well liked. But no one expects a body to be found on their doorstep… And how did the annual festival at Meldon School turn from a light-hearted celebration to a gruesome crime scene? With the local constabulary completely stumped, Scotland Yard's Chief Detective Inspector Pollard and Detective Sergeant Toye are called in to investigate. But the further Pollard & Toye delve into their inquiries, the more complicated the case becomes…Death of an Old Girl is the first cosy village mystery in the Pollard & Toye crime series: an intriguing police procedural set in rural England. “This is a real genuine police-detective story, and a first-class one at that … altogether I would call this a hundred-per-cent winner” – THE GUARDIAN

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      The Affacombe Affair: Pollard & Toye Investigations Book 2
      The Affacombe Affair: Pollard & Toye Investigations Book 2

      The Affacombe Affair: Pollard & Toye Investigations Book 2

      Elizabeth Lemarchand
      3/5 - 4 ratings
      3/5 - 4 ratings

      Cosy crime writing at its best! Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, M C Beaton, Sophie Hannah and Faith Martin. When a body washes up at the banks of the river in Affacombe village, the residents are thrown into disarray. It turns out to be the quiet and solitary matron at the local school: Sister Roach. But when the police start to investigate it appears Roach's unassuming demeanour hid a much darker secret. With rumours of blackmail and clandestine affairs, it becomes clear that more than one person may have wanted Roach dead. Chief Detective Inspector Pollard and Detective Sergeant Toye are called in from Scotland Yard to crack the case. Who was Roach blackmailing? And why? And what hidden affairs drove someone to murder? “Absolutely fair and enjoyable whodunnit” – SUNDAY TELEGRAPH “A superbly told tale of blackmail and terror” – MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS

      Cosy crime writing at its best! Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, M C Beaton, Sophie Hannah and Faith Martin. When a body washes up at the banks of the river in Affacombe village, the residents are thrown into disarray. It turns out to be the quiet and solitary matron at the local school: Sister Roach. But when the police start to investigate it appears Roach's unassuming demeanour hid a much darker secret. With rumours of blackmail and clandestine affairs, it becomes clear that more than one person may have wanted Roach dead. Chief Detective Inspector Pollard and Detective Sergeant Toye are called in from Scotland Yard to crack the case. Who was Roach blackmailing? And why? And what hidden affairs drove someone to murder? “Absolutely fair and enjoyable whodunnit” – SUNDAY TELEGRAPH “A superbly told tale of blackmail and terror” – MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS

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