Mrs. Beatrice Bradley came to the village of Spey to interview the local witch but ended up investigating a murder when an unpopular junior history master at the local boys’ school is found dead. Gerald Conway was universally disliked by both masters and students, so finding his murderer proves a daunting task indeed, but Mrs. Bradley is more than up to it, especially given her great fondness for and understanding of young boys. Further, she’s able to work with her favorite nephew, Detective Inspector David Gavin, who is called in from Scotland Yard to investigate. Together they uncover a nest of rivalries and secrets among the staff, more than one of whom has ample reason to want Conway dead.  About the only ones above suspicion are the boisterous students, but even they know more than they will say—until they are dealt with by Mrs. Bradley. First published in the U.K. in 1949, this is the first American edition.

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