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UK born Father Douglas, senior sleuth and the Catholic priest at the local parish in the sleepy seaside village of Hastings Point, Australia is surprised when his beloved '67 Alvis splutters and grinds to a halt; seemingly from contaminated fuel. But when he enters the village mechanic's workshop and finds the owner pinned under a car bludgeoned to death, he is totally shocked. Along with his trusted dog, Winston, it's time to call in the local police and enlist some help from above.
Detective Tom Sullivan is completely clueless as to why anybody would want to kill Alice Grimshaw, the mechanic. But village pastor, resident busy body and part time, amateur sleuth Father Douglas has other ideas, which to the annoyance of Detective Sullivan are usually right.
Who would murder a mechanic? Is it related to the contaminated petrol? Father Douglas is immediately on the case seeking criminal justice, but sifting through the myriad of suspects including a disgruntled petrol tanker driver, a missing aboriginal apprentice and a jilted ex-lover - all with secrets to hide - only makes this amateur sleuth murder mystery more intriguing.
Mystery novel Australian crime fiction author C T Mitchell masterfully throws a number of spanners into the works in this international cozy mysteries series that will keep the pages turning. You won't be able to guess the murderer until the end in this short story cozy mystery novella from a sleepy village Down Under.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Detective Tom Sullivan is completely clueless as to why anybody would want to kill Alice Grimshaw, the mechanic. But village pastor, resident busy body and part time, amateur sleuth Father Douglas has other ideas, which to the annoyance of Detective Sullivan are usually right.
Who would murder a mechanic? Is it related to the contaminated petrol? Father Douglas is immediately on the case seeking criminal justice, but sifting through the myriad of suspects including a disgruntled petrol tanker driver, a missing aboriginal apprentice and a jilted ex-lover - all with secrets to hide - only makes this amateur sleuth murder mystery more intriguing.
Mystery novel Australian crime fiction author C T Mitchell masterfully throws a number of spanners into the works in this international cozy mysteries series that will keep the pages turning. You won't be able to guess the murderer until the end in this short story cozy mystery novella from a sleepy village Down Under.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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