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In the quaint town of Cotten Abbas, a series of anonymous poisoned pen letters threatens the community, accusing recipients of crimes or moral transgressions and leading to at least one fatality. The newcomer Mr. Datchery appears to know more about the letters than he reveals. Suspicion quickly turns toward Dr. Helen Downing, a sympathetic local doctor, as the evidence seemingly pins her involvement in a murder that may be connected to the poisonous correspondence. Oxford professor Gervase Fen, Crispin’s recurring detective, arrives to untangle the complex web of accusations, poison, suicide, and murder, revealing who truly is behind the deadly letters.
First publish date: 1951
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Cozy Mystery
Authors: Edmund Crispin
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