The Butler Did It & Other Brazen Defenses

An eccentric take on VINTAGE MYSTERIES, with a twist in the tale in the comfortable old clichés. Stories include: THE BUTLER DID IT: Society changed after the Great War. When keeping up standards gets too pricey, desperate measures must be taken as well as hidden. But which costs more—loss of standing or loss of manor? MODERN CONFESSION: Caught in the act and in real time too—can a computer actually be a witness? THE BUTLER DID IT AGAIN: Family jewels, a wayward husband, his mistress and some gambling debts—any doubts about what happens next? WHEN DREAMS COME TRUE: Boston, late 1920s: Society is changing—women’s rights and the verdict before insanity pleas. CAREER PRIORITIES: Police retirement after working for a dog’s age. WHAT'S WITH THE BUTLER?: A rivalry between constable and detective leads to a case of unwitting complicity. Some people are just too smart for their own good . . . and some definitely are not.