Murder in Cold Mud

Planted evidence and a soiled reputation. A murder investigation turns dirty.Bitter rivalry is consuming Compton Poppleford as the village's gardening competition approaches. When vegetable vandalism escalates to cold-blooded murder, elderly detectives Churchill and Pemberley dig around for clues.Alarm grows as the bodies begin to pile up. Someone is intent on pruning the number of competitors. Who is it? And who has stolen Colonel Slingsby's revolver?Poisoned scrumpy cider and a drowning in the duck pond place a strain on police resources. But Inspector Mappin refuses to let Churchill and Pemberley help and they're forced to work on the quiet. Eventually they rake up a secret with roots in the past, but can they crack the case before the killer strikes again?