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Detective Chief Inspector C. D. Sloan of the Calleshire CID is accustomed to the occasional oddity that arises in the tranquil English countryside. Yet a body discovered in the center of a yew maze by Miss Daphne Pedlinge, the elderly chatelaine of Aumerle Court, marks the beginning of a baffling investigation. When a slaughtered rabbit appears on the doorstep of a nearby church in Calleford, the oddity deepens, urging Sloan—and his reluctant Constable Crosby—to uncover a mystery that turns out to be more twisted than the maze itself. Their probing into the strange events pushes the routine of their rural posts into unforeseen terrain, as they chase clues that challenge their expectation of calm and routine.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Catherine Aird
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