Fire in the Thatch A Devon Mystery
Fire in the Thatch A Devon Mystery by E. C. R. Lorac, published by Poisoned Pen Press in 2018, is a mystery crime fiction novel set during the closing days of the Second World War. The story follows Nicholas Vaughan, who, after being released from the army due to an accident, seeks solace in a thatched cottage in Devon. As he immerses himself in rural life, farming and renovating his cottage, he finds his peace disrupted by the arrival of June St Cyres, a flirtatious woman from London whose presence brings unwelcome visitors and complications.
Readers will find a narrative that explores the tensions between the local country folk and the Londoners encroaching on their lives. The plot thickens when Vaughan’s cottage is destroyed in a fire, prompting Inspector Macdonald to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident. This edition, consisting of 256 pages, delves into themes of conflict, rural life, and the mystery genre, offering a glimpse into the dynamics of a changing society during a tumultuous historical period.
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Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder
“Readers will enjoy watching the conflicts that arise between the wary country folk and the cocktail-drinking Londoners invading their habitat. In sum, this is jolly good fun.” –Publishers Weekly
The Second World War is drawing to a close. Nicholas Vaughan, released from the army after an accident, takes refuge in Devon–renting a thatched cottage in the beautiful countryside at Mallory Fitzjohn. Vaughan sets to work farming the land, rearing geese and renovating the cottage. Hard work and rural peace seem to make this a happy bachelor life.
On a nearby farm lives the bored, flirtatious June St Cyres, an exile from London while her husband is a Japanese POW. June’s presence attracts fashionable visitors of dubious character, and threatens to spoil Vaughan’s prized seclusion.
When Little Thatch is destroyed in a blaze, all Vaughan’s work goes up in smoke–and Inspector Macdonald is drafted in to uncover a motive for murder.
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