Cold Blood: A Sergeant Beef Mystery - Paperback

by Leo Bruce (Author)

Cosmo Ducrow was a wealthy heir known to friends and family for his friendly though reclusive nature. When he is found dead on his grounds, bludgeoned by a croquet mallet, the evidence damningly points to his nephew. The deceased's closest confidant, Theo Gray, however, suspects a setup. Sergeant Beef is called upon to find the truth of who had the access and motive to so viciously murder the man.

Author Biography

Leo Bruce was the pen name of Rupert Croft-Cooke, who wrote eight mysteries featuring Sergeant William Beef, a Cockney police detective who invariably knows who done it. He also wrote more than twenty other highly praised mysteries.