A Word After Dying
A Word After Dying by Ann Granger is a mystery novel published by St. Martin’s Press in 1998. This first edition spans 247 pages and is presented in English. The story follows Inspector Alan Markby and his girlfriend, Meredith Mitchell, as they seek a holiday in the quaint village of Parsloe St. John. Their neighbor, retired journalist Wynne Carter, shares her fascination with the mysterious past of a former resident, Olivia Smeaton, whose accidental death raises questions that intrigue Meredith.
As the plot unfolds, Meredith’s curiosity leads her to explore not only Olivia’s life but also the unsettling events surrounding her death, including the demise of a local handyman. The narrative delves into the hidden complexities of village life, revealing that Parsloe St. John harbors more secrets than initially apparent. Readers will find a blend of mystery and detective elements as the characters navigate the enigma of Olivia’s past and the potential dangers lurking in their idyllic surroundings.
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Inspector Alan Markby and his girlfriend, Meredith Mitchell, are in desperate need of a holiday – and a cottage in Parsloe St. John, basking in the heat of an English summer, is an attractive last-minute prospect. Their temporary next door neighbor, retired journalist Wynne Carter, is as convivial as the village itself, and over a glass or two of her blackberry wine she indulges in her latest obsession: speculation about a former resident, Olivia Smeaton, a racy old lady whose life – and accidental death – she believes were not all they seem.
Alan Markby is more interested in buying Olivia’s lovely Georgian house than in the circumstances of her vacating it – Miss Smeaton’s headlong tumble down the stairs seems to him to have been prompted by nothing more than a loose slipper sole. But Meredith is intrigued by Olivia, by the death of her much-loved pony, and by a series of unsettling acts of vandalism. When the body of the local handyman is discovered, this time obviously not an accidental death, her curiosity is proved to have been well-founded. As Meredith and Alan soon realize, Olivia is far from the only enigma Parsloe St. John has to offer – and her death might just be the first of many unless they can make sense of some very secret lives to get at the truth.
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