Pollard & Toye Investigations series by Elizabeth Lemarchand (#3, 6-10)
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Overview: Elizabeth Lemarchand was born in 1906. She became a teacher at The Godophin School in Salisbury. Her first book Death of an Old Girl was published in 1967. Elizabeth passed away in 2000 at the age of 94.
Genre: Mystery & Crime
Alibi For A Corpse (#3)
Dark secrets lurk behind every door…
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 Detective Superintendent Pollard and Detective Sergeant 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, from Derek Wainwright, owner of the land where the body was found, to Henry Stobart, who has a skeleton or two in his own cupboard, 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…?
No Vacation From Murder (#6)
Someone in the village is lying…
The summer letting of exclusive St Julitta’s School to Horner’s Holidays has caused a rift between the governors of the school. The money was welcome, but they didn’t want any old ‘riffraff’ contaminating their public image.
But when a girl’s body is found just outside the grounds, more than just their reputation is at stake.
It is soon clear that one of the residents must be the killer.
With his aunt being one of the school governors, Detective Superintendent Pollard is called in to help, along with his partner, Detective Sergeant Toye.
Is someone from Horner’s Holidays involved? Can they narrow down the suspects? For the two inspectors, there is No Vacation From Murder…
Buried in the Past (#7)
Secrets can’t stay buried forever…
Everyone in Corbury is looking forward to the town’s millenary celebration. Everyone, that is, except Bernard Lister.
Brought up by his aunt and uncle, Bernard never got along with his new family, and as soon as he could, he cut all ties and left Corbury for good.
He becomes an eminent historian, and he finds a vital document proving the town’s celebrations are built on a lie. Thrilled to finally be able to get even with the town that ruined his childhood, he prepares to return and spoil the festivities.
But when one of the town’s most esteemed residents dies, Bernard’s family are thrown into a tangled web far more sinister than anyone expected …
And when a corpse is discovered close to the homes of Bernard’s estranged family members, they are all under suspicion.
Detective Superintendent Pollard and Scotland Yard’s Detective Sergeant Toye are brought in to investigate, and they are hard-put to unmask the murderer from among the towns respectable, well-heeled citizens. Everyone has their secrets, but whose drove them to murder …?
Step in the Dark (#8)
Expect the unexpected…
The peace of the sleepy English town of Ramsden is disturbed when a corpse is discovered in highly peculiar circumstances.
The victim – a young woman – was found at the bottom of the library stairs where she worked with a fractured skull. But did she fall or was she pushed?
As the local constabulary delve deeper into history of the library at the Ramsden Literary and Scientific Society they begin to suspect a larger conspiracy could be at work.
They enlist the help of Scotland Yard and Detective Superintendent Pollard and Detective Sergeant Toye are put on the case. What secrets are being hidden by Ramsden’s leading families? Could missing books from the library hold the key to the case? Or are Pollard & Toye on the wrong track altogether…?
Unhappy Returns (#9)
Once more the unbeatable brains of Pollard & Toye are called in to investigate! Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, M C Beaton, Sophie Hannah and Faith Martin.
All that glitters is not gold…
The sleepy English village of Ambercombe is scandalised when an eccentric housekeeper accuses the locals of theft.
Ethel Ridd, housekeeper to the recently deceased vicar of Ambercombe, claims a priceless medieval chalice has gone missing from the church plate. But before investigations can be carried out, Ethel is found murdered in the vicarage…
There seems to be no record of the chalice, but what other motivation could there be for the murder?
With the local constabulary at a dead end, Scotland Yard’s Detective Superintendent Pollard and Detective Sergeant Toye are called upon to investigate. Does the Medieval chalice exist? Can Pollard & Toye find it? Or was there another reason for the murder in the vicarage…?
Suddenly While Gardening (#10)
Expect the unexpected…
Detective Chief Superintendent Pollard of New Scotland Yard visits a sleepy village in the English countryside for what he thinks will be a quiet holiday. But his plans are ruined when some hikers discover a very modern skeleton in an ancient Celtic gravesite.
At first the local authorities think the skeleton is a gruesome practical joke, but when the evidence points to murder, they ask Pollard to take charge of the investigation.
He calls in his partner Detective Inspector Toye to help. But with increasingly uncooperative locals hindering the investigation it is clear someone has something sinister to hide…
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