About This Book
The Pleasaunce was a fine country house nestling below the hills which flanked the picturesque village of Coppleswick, deep in southern England. Today, its new owner, mysterious ex-diplomat Felix Nayland is playing host to the county worthies. The lavish summer garden party laid on to introduce Felix and his sister Alice to the community is in full swing. The Green Albanian Band and Western Glee Singers are entertaining Nayland's guests including young local vicar, Harry Westerham and Major Challow, the Chief Constable of Downshire. Leaving the party the Vicar and Major take a short-cut through the estate's water garden and make a horrifying discovery -- a man lying face down in an ornamental pool. A knife embedded deep in his back. The shrewd and observant Vicar turns amateur sleuth ably assisting the industrious Detective Sergeant Ringwood.