Death and decapitation seem to go hand in hand in the Devon village of Aller. When the first victim’s head is sent floating down the river, the village’s rural calm is shattered. Soon the corpses are multiplying, and the entire community is involved in the hunt for the murderer. Whilst many chase false trails, it is left to Gervase Fen, Oxford don and amateur criminologist, to uncover the sordid truth.
Equal parts compelling, witty and ingenious, this novel is a classic example of great British detective fiction.
- ISBN10 1448216907
- ISBN13 9781448216901
- Publish Date 7 September 2017 (first published 12 May 1977)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 8 September 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Imprint Bloomsbury Reader
- Format Paperback
- Pages 384
- Language English