'Jill Paton Walsh has created a Miss Marple for the 21st century' - Mirror
'A jewel in the traditional English detective mode . . . Ms. Morse has arrived' - Observer

Another foolhardy Cambridge college night climber has died attempting Harding's Folly. This time it's John Talentire, one of the brightest young dons at St Agatha's, and the verdict is accident, compounded by idiocy.

But college nurse Imogen Quy can't help wondering how such a clever young man died so stupidly.

And when a wildly eccentric production of Hamlet is interrupted by a murder accusation, Imogen investigates, uncovering more crime than she expected . . .

Imogen Quy returns to solve another intriguing Cambridge mystery, in the latest in an exciting series to rival Inspector Morse.

About the Author

Born in 1937, Jill Paton Walsh was an award-winning British novelist and children's writer. Her adult novels include Knowledge of Angels, which was shortlisted for the 1994 Booker Prize, and the Imogen Quy Mysteries. She also completed Dorothy L. Sayers's unfinished Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane series.

In 1996, she received the CBE for services to literature. She died in 2020.

Reviews
Formidable talent . . . not so much Reservoir Dogs, more agony aunt with the mind of Morse * Sunday Express *
Jill Paton Walsh has created a Miss Marple for the 21st century * Mirror *
This is a satisfyingly convoluted tale, involving a family tragedy that took place many years before, as well as some ingenious sleuthing on the part of Imogen. * The Times *
A jewel in the traditional English detective mode . . . Ms. Morse has arrived * Observer *
Imogen Quy positively sparkles on the page as an amateur sleuth * Sunday Express *
Paton Walsh plots deftly and writes intelligently * Independent *
In Imogen Quy, the author has created an admirable detective heroine, as unabashed as she is unaffected * Times Literary Supplement *
Jill Paton Walsh demonstrates that the traditional ingredients of the woman sleuth, the academic background and a clever puzzle are still capable of being arranged into an entertaining and stimulating crime novel * Manchester Evening News *



Book Information
ISBN 9780340839225
Author Jill Paton Walsh
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint Hodder Paperback
Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
Weight(grams) 202g
Dimensions(mm) 199mm * 132mm * 18mm