The Flawed Emerald

and other mystery stories

A collection of five ingenious short stories featuring husband and wife sleuths Imogen and Hugh Croft. The Flawed Emerald When Imogen Croft bumps into an old friend at a railway station, the young woman asks for her help. Imogen is required to get to the bottom of a recent spate of vicious hate mail which threatens to end a burgeoning love affair. But Imogen's conclusions are not at all what her friend expected. The Witch's Burial An archaeological dig at the ancient Chapel of St Peter's turns up a skeleton, roughly hidden in a shallow grave. It becomes clear that the group are facing a mystery of a far more modern kind. The Bowl of Yellow Flowers Imogen and Hugh take a holiday in the paradise resort of Goa. But their Indian adventure turns sour, when a series of sinister happenings occur at their beach hotel. The Work Weekend Imogen's old friend, Caroline Carlow, describes to her the events of a disastrous work weekend with her doctor boyfriend. After hearing all the details, Imogen recognises a dangerous scheme is at play. The Last Case Hugh's colleague, the historian Ann Larwood, is writing a biography of the last man to die from malaria in Britain. As Professor Larwood outlines the case for her friends, Imogen is convinced they have a historical mystery on their hands. There are six further full novels in the Imogen and Hugh Croft Mysteries series.