The Stiff in the Study

A Midcentury Murder Mystery

Beatrice Saint Nichols never thought she'd sniff the sweet smell of excitement ever again when her family left behind the hustle and bustle of 1950's Manhattan for the peaceful English country life of Little Spital to care for her ailing Aunt Harriett.  But when she makes a grisly discovery in the study of celebrity architect Vance Woodchipper, she soon realises that nothing is quite what it seems in this picture perfect village - least of all her elderly Aunt Harriett.