A Terrible Village Poisoning by Hannah Hendy - Dinner Lady Detectives - Fiction - Paperback

Details. Condition: BRAND NEW. Format: Paperback. ISBN: 9781800326538. Publisher: Canelo. Age Range: Adult (16+). Overview. A Terrible Village Poisoning is the third instalment in Hannah Hendy's bestselling Dinner Lady Detectives series, a warm, witty and thoroughly British cosy mystery. Margery and Clementine Butcher-Baker swap the school canteen for a seaside village getaway, only to stumble into a fresh murder investigation. Packed with sharp humour, quirky village characters and a genuinely puzzling whodunnit, this paperback is perfect for fans of gentle, feel-good crime fiction who love a good laugh alongside their mystery-solving.. About the Book. With school out for the summer, Margery and Clementine Butcher-Baker are taking advantage of the break to go on holiday. They plan to explore the pretty village of St-Martins-on-the-Water and rest before the chaos of Mrs Smith's impending hen do. But their relaxing break is short-lived: by the end of their first night, the local mayor lies dead on the floor of the hotel restaurant, poisoned by his own meal. The villagers are quickly convinced of one thing — The Poisoner is back.. As suspicious locals begin to freeze the duo out, Margery and Clementine find themselves with far more questions than answers. Everyone seems certain that the pair — and Clementine in particular — spell trouble, but nobody will say why. As more villagers fall mysteriously ill, the amateur detectives must work out whether the original Poisoner has retu...