Summary
Spring, 1909, and Lady Hardcastle, amateur sleuth and all-round eccentric, is enjoying a well-deserved rest. But a week after a trip to the cattle market, Spencer Caradine, a local farmer, turns up dead in the pub, face-down in his beef and mushroom pie. Once again, it is up to Lady Hardcastle and her maid, Florence, to solve the case.
Armed with wit and whimsy, not to mention Florence's mean right hook, the pair set out to discover what really happened and why. Was it poison or just ill luck?
As they delve further into their investigation, they encounter a theft where nothing is stolen, a séance with a troubled ghost and an ever-increasing number of Spencer's family and friends who might just have motive for murder. One thing's for sure: Lady Hardcastle has a mystery on her hands.
Additional Information
| Series | Kinsey, T. E. Lady Hardcastle mysteries ; [2]. |
| Subjects |
Eccentrics and eccentricities
-- Fiction.
Women detectives -- England -- Fiction. Women household employees -- Fiction. Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction. Criminal investigation -- Fiction. Country life -- Great Britain -- Fiction. England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction. Ghost stories. Detective and mystery fiction. Mystery fiction. |
| Publisher | Seattle, [Washington] :2016 |
| Other Titles | Spirit is willing. |
| Contributors |
Kinsey, T. E.
Spirit is willing.
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| Language |
English |
| Notes |
"A Lady Hardcastle mystery." "Previously published as The Spirit is Willing, this edition of In the Market for Murder includes editorial revisions"--Amazon.com, viewed December 30, 2016. |
| Description |
262 pages ; 21 cm. |
| ISBN | 9781503938298 1503938298 |
| Other | Classic View |