Death Reports to a Health Resort

Phillip Fitzsimmons
Works of: Fiction

When his hot-tempered uncle is accused of an impossible crime by the wary and weary and ever leery Inspector Wittersham, Anty’s mum sends him to the wilds of Epping Forest to sort out who could have managed to murder the universally disliked taskmaster of a health resort dedicated to the repression and suppression of the best of the seven sins.

And things only get worse for Anty’s Uncle Pim when his nemesis dies in another murder that both eye-witnesses — Anty Boisjoly and Inspector Wittersham — swear was impossible.

The Case of the Case of Withdrawal

As if two impossible murders aren’t enough, Anty and Inspector Wittersham find themselves at a health resort which allows none of their familiar sources of inspiration under strict rules enforced by Diogenes, the basset hound who’s lost faith in humanity.

And so the inspector must do without tobacco for his pipe and Anty without whisky for his wit as they uncover the secrets held by the drinkers and cheaters and full-time over-eaters, each of whom had cause or craving to kill.

Like all Anty Boisjoly Mysteries, Death Reports to a Health Resort is set in a Wooster world with a Marple murder rate, and is best enjoyed by those who enjoy a little mirth in their mystery. Also in accordance with strict editorial policy, each Anty Boisjoly contains no fewer than two locked-room murders per serving.