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And something else. Doreen peered down, and saw a long, dark shape floating on the surface, half covered by the wide leaves of the lily plants. It was the shape of a man, and she recognised the back of his head. She drew in her breath sharply, and then, looking round and seeing lights still on in the neighbouring house, she opened her mouth and screamed at the top of her voice.<\/p>\n

She went on screaming, until her neighbour came running round and took her back into the house. He then took over, making the necessary telephone calls, and left his wife to sit with Doreen, who sat perfectly still and quiet, staring straight ahead, apparently oblivious of everything around her. Shock, thought her neighbour, and took Doreen\u2019s small, cold hand. OceanofPDF.com \u201cOh, it\u2019s you.<\/p>\n

What d\u2019you want at this hour of the morning?\u201d \u201cHave you heard? About Jenkinson?\u201d \u201cNo, what about him? Bill\u2019s due there today to help with the packing up.\u201d \u201cAh,\u201d said Cowgill. \u201cI think not necessary today. Howard Jenkinson has been found floating face down in his ornamental pond.<\/p>\n

Dead, of course. We\u2019ll be there today, checking everything over. You know the form. No,\u201d he continued, \u201cit\u2019s not your Bill I want to see, though I will be speaking to him. I need to speak to you, privately as usual.\u201d \u201cOh, bloody hell,\u201d said Lois, stunned at Cowgill\u2019s news. \u201cWas it an accident?\u201d<\/p>\n

Even as she said it, she knew that it was exceedingly unlikely that a grown man would drown in his fish pond, provided that he was alive and well when he went in, and alone. \u201cThat remains to be seen, at this stage,\u201d replied the ever-cautious Cowgill. \u201cNow,\u201d he continued, \u201cI want you to be at a new meeting place at two thirty tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHey, hey, wait a minute,\u201d said Lois sharply. \u201cLet\u2019s have less of this \u2018I want,\u2019 if you don\u2019t mind!<\/p>\n

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\u201cSkullduggery of all sorts greets housecleaner Lois Meade when she opens a cleaning service in the village of Long Farnden \u2026 Notable for the careful way Purser roots every shocking malfeasance in the rhythms and woes of ordinary working-class family life.\u201d \u2014Kirkus Reviews \u201cThis no-nonsense mystery is competent, tidy, likable, and clever.\u201d \u2014Booklist MURDER ON MONDAY \u201cA refreshingly working-class heroine, a devoted wife and mother of three, plays reluctant sleuth in this winning cozy \u2026<\/p>\n

A strong plot and believable characters, especially the honest, down-to-earth Lois, are certain to appeal to a wide range of readers.\u201d \u2014Publishers Weekly \u201cFirst-class work in the English-village genre: cleverly plotted, with thoroughly believable characters, rising tension, and a smashing climax.\u201d \u2014Kirkus Reviews (starred review) \u201cFor fans of the British cozy, here\u2019s one with a different twist. Purser\u2019s heroine is not one of the \u2018traditional\u2019 apple-cheeked, white-haired village snoops \u2026<\/p>\n

The identity of the killer\u2014and the motive\u2014will be a shocker. Fresh, engaging, and authentically British.\u201d \u2014Booklist \u201cFans of British \u2018cozies\u2019 will enjoy this delightful mystery with its quaint setting and fascinating players.\u201d \u2014Library Journal OceanofPDF.com Titles by Ann Purser Lois Meade Mysteries MURDER ON MONDAY TERROR ON TUESDAY WEEPING ON WEDNESDAY THEFT ON THURSDAY FEAR ON FRIDAY SECRETS ON SATURDAY SORROW ON SUNDAY WARNING AT ONE TRAGEDY AT TWO Ivy Beasley Mysteries THE HANGMAN\u2019S ROW ENQUIRY OceanofPDF.com FEAR ON FRIDAY ANN PURSER BERKLEY PRIME CRIME, NEW YORK OceanofPDF.com THE BERKLEY PUBLISHING GROUP Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Group (USA) Inc.<\/p>\n

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