Suicide Excepted Author Forename:Cyril A young cop morphs into

A young cop morphs into the obsessed lover and lust-crazed avenger

irreproachable and distinguished

where she escapes to the garden for some peace - and instead spots an uninvited guest in the shadows

without revealing their own closely guarded secrets

menace and muscle

Suicide Excepted Author Forename:Cyril A young cop morphs intoAn Inspector Mallett mystery, originally published in 1939, by one of the best loved Golden Age crime writers, Cyril Hare. Inspector Mallett's stay at the country house hotel of Pendlebury Old Hall has been a disappointment. Room, food and service have been a letdown and he eagerly anticipates the end of his holiday. His last trial is to sit and listen when an elderly and boorish man, whose family once owned the house, joins his table. The next day