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The Man With a Load of Mischief

161 Ratings

4.2

Duration
9H 32min
Language
English
Format
Category

Classics

At the Man with a Load of Mischief, they found the dead body stuck in a keg of beer. At the Jack and Hammer, another body was stuck out on the beam of the pub’s sign, replacing the mechanical man who kept the time. Two pubs. Two murders. One Scotland Yard inspector called in to help. Detective Chief Inspector Richard Jury arrives in Long Piddleton and finds everyone in the postcard village looking outside of town for the killer. Except for one Melrose Plant. A keen observer of human nature, he points Jury in the right direction: into the darkest parts of his neighbors’ hearts…

© 2013 Simon & Schuster Audio (Audiobook): 9781442363205

Release date

Audiobook: 26 March 2013

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