{"product_id":"unhappy-returns-paperback","title":"Unhappy Returns - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOnce more the unbeatable brains of Pollard \u0026amp; Toye are called in to investigate! Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, M C Beaton, Sophie Hannah and Faith Martin. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll that glitters is not gold...\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe sleepy English village of Ambercombe is scandalised when an eccentric housekeeper accuses the locals of theft. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEthel Ridd, housekeeper to the recently deceased vicar of Ambercombe, claims a priceless medieval chalice has gone missing from the church plate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut before investigations can be carried out, Ethel is found murdered in the vicarage... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere seems to be no record of the chalice, but what other motivation could there be for the murder? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the local constabulary at a dead end, Scotland Yard's \u003cb\u003eDetective Superintendent Pollard and Detective Sergeant Toye \u003c\/b\u003e are called upon to investigate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDoes the Medieval chalice exist? Can Pollard \u0026amp; Toye find it?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOr was there another reason for the murder in the vicarage...?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnhappy Returns\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is the ninth cosy village mystery in the Pollard \u0026amp; Toye crime series: an intriguing police procedural set in rural England. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Lemarchand brings a rare sense of country life and settings to her masterful crime novel' -\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e ALA Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'In the best Agatha Christie tradition' - \u003ci\u003eArgosy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE POLLARD \u0026amp; TOYE INVESTIGATIONS SERIES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook One: Death of an Old Girl\u003cbr\u003eBook Two: The Affacombe Affair\u003cbr\u003eBook Three: Alibi for a Corpse\u003cbr\u003eBook Four: Death on Doomsday\u003cbr\u003eBook Five: Cyanide With Compliments\u003cbr\u003eBook Six: No Vacation From Murder\u003cbr\u003eBook Seven: Buried in the Past\u003cbr\u003eBook Eight: Step in the Dark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook Nine: Unhappy Returns\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook Ten: Suddenly While Gardening\u003cbr\u003eBook Eleven: Change for the Worse\u003cbr\u003eBook Twelve: Nothing to Do with the Case\u003cbr\u003eBook Thirteen: Troubled Waters\u003cbr\u003eBook Fourteen: The Wheel Turns\u003cbr\u003eBook Fifteen: Light Through Glass\u003cbr\u003eBook Sixteen: Who Goes Home?\u003cbr\u003eBook Seventeen: The Glade Manor Murder","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67728345366751,"sku":"9781912786992","price":17.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/UBlD1VZ6W49781912786992.webp?v=1790621523","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/unhappy-returns-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}