Melody of murder
(Book)

The idyllic Cotswold village of Folly-on-Weir, with its traditional pub, sumptuous tea rooms and fragrant bakery, is a piece of paradise found {u2026} until {u2018}those incomer Quillams{u2019} arrive. A young piano virtuoso and his neglected but talented half-sister, their controlling father, the pianist{u2019}s beautiful, acquisitive and passionate mother, an ambitious family retainer, and an intimidating woman who has always run the Quillam household form a successful little empire - until it starts to crumble. The Quillams{u2019} arrival has also attracted the attentions of a sly, clever and perverted killer who desperately needs a jackpot and knows where to find one {u2013} if the obstacles can be removed. Once again pub owner Alex Duggins and her veterinarian friend Tony Harrison must use their wits and resourcefulness to prevent further carnage {u2013} and ensure that they themselves don{u2019}t become the killer{u2019}s next victims.