Murder At Midnight

The only things retired police officer, Alex Simpson wants when he comes to the Kinging Guest Lodge are delicious home-cooked meals and a serene environment. He is recovering from typhoid, after all.The last thing he expects is to be caught up in a murder investigation.But that's exactly what happens when vivacious man-eater, Maria Marshall is found in her room with a knife sticking out of her chest.And Alex becomes one in the gallery of suspects living at the guesthouse, who could have done it.Also suspected are an amateur astronomer who's also a peeping Tom, a tortured artist desperately in love with Maria, an ebullient preacher, the guesthouse owner, his long-suffering wife, and a faded sports hero cum recovering drug addict.There's also Mrs. Marshall, Maria's own mother!With her razor sharp wit, acerbic tongue and sharp knitting needles, wheelchair-bound Mrs. Marshall always provokes a reaction.But things...