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No Vacation from Murder
(1973)(Let or Hindrance)
(The sixth book in the Pollard and Toye series)A novel by Elizabeth Lemarchand
Another thrilling mystery for Pollard & Toye to solve! Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, M C Beaton, Sophie Hannah and Faith Martin.
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...
No Vacation From Murder is the sixth cosy village mystery in the Pollard & Toye crime series: an intriguing police procedural set in rural England.
'Meticulously plotted and time-tabled whodunnit, perfect for insomniacs' - Sunday Telegraph
'A mystery which is a real treat ... irresistible reading' - Los Angeles Times
'In the best Agatha Christie tradition' - Argosy
THE POLLARD & TOYE INVESTIGATIONS SERIES
Book One: Death of an Old Girl
Book Two: The Affacombe Affair
Book Three: Alibi for a Corpse
Book Four: Death on Doomsday
Book Five: Cyanide With Compliments
Book Six: No Vacation From Murder
Book Seven: Buried in the Past
Book Eight: Step in the Dark
Book Nine: Unhappy Returns
Book Ten: Suddenly While Gardening
Book Eleven: Change for the Worse
Book Twelve: Nothing to Do with the Case
Book Thirteen: Troubled Waters
Book Fourteen: The Wheel Turns
Book Fifteen: Light Through Glass
Book Sixteen: Who Goes Home?
Book Seventeen: The Glade Manor Murder
Genre: Mystery
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...
No Vacation From Murder is the sixth cosy village mystery in the Pollard & Toye crime series: an intriguing police procedural set in rural England.
'Meticulously plotted and time-tabled whodunnit, perfect for insomniacs' - Sunday Telegraph
'A mystery which is a real treat ... irresistible reading' - Los Angeles Times
'In the best Agatha Christie tradition' - Argosy
THE POLLARD & TOYE INVESTIGATIONS SERIES
Book One: Death of an Old Girl
Book Two: The Affacombe Affair
Book Three: Alibi for a Corpse
Book Four: Death on Doomsday
Book Five: Cyanide With Compliments
Book Six: No Vacation From Murder
Book Seven: Buried in the Past
Book Eight: Step in the Dark
Book Nine: Unhappy Returns
Book Ten: Suddenly While Gardening
Book Eleven: Change for the Worse
Book Twelve: Nothing to Do with the Case
Book Thirteen: Troubled Waters
Book Fourteen: The Wheel Turns
Book Fifteen: Light Through Glass
Book Sixteen: Who Goes Home?
Book Seventeen: The Glade Manor Murder
Genre: Mystery
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