Coroner's PidginFirst published by William Heinemann Ltd. 1945 |
It is Mr Campion's first moment of peace after three years of nameless service in the war. Catching his train is his only worry. But his peace is rudely interrupted by Lugg's helpful disposal of the unknown woman found dead in the bed of Lord Carados on the eve of his wedding.
The machinations of a dotty dowager, the fate of a bottle of wine, a young widow in love and the affairs - public and private - of his lordship, Lugg's feeling for his pig, treachery that threatens the nation and, of course, murder, all combine to keep Campion from his train and a vital meeting. But not for too long...