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Constable Twitten

Step back into the breezy charm of 1950s Brighton with this delightful series of cozy mysteries. Follow the early career of a keen, if somewhat quirky, constable as he stumbles upon a series of seemingly minor incidents that quickly escalate into full-blown crimes. With wit, absurdity, and a surprising amount of sleuthing prowess, these stories offer both laugh-out-loud humor and satisfyingly clever solutions.

A Shot in the Dark
The Man That Got Away

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    A Times Crime Novel of the Year In the second instalment of Lynne Truss's joyfully quirky crime series, our trio of detectives must investigate the murder of a hapless romantic; an aristocratic con man on the prowl; and a dodgy Brighton nightspot...It is summer in Brighton and the Brighton Belles are on hand to answer any holidaymaker's queries, no matter how big or small. The quickest way to the station, how many pebbles are on the beach and what exactly has happened to that young man lying in the deckchair with blood dripping from him?Constable Twitten has a hunch that the fiendish murder may be connected to a notorious Brighton nightspot and the family that run it, but Inspector Steine is - as ever - distracted by other issues, not least having his own waxwork model made and an unexpected arrival, while Sergeant Brunswick is just delighted to have spied an opportunity to finally be allowed to go undercover...Our incomparable team of detectives are back for another outing in the new instalment of Lynne Truss's joyfully quirky crime series.

    The Man That Got Away