Charlotte Macleod Rest You Merry Vintage Avon Detective Mystery 5TH print 1980s
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Charlotte Macleod Rest You Merry Vintage Avon Detective Mystery 5TH print 1980s. Introduces the amateur sleuth Professor Peter Shandy, a horticulturist at Balaclava Agricultural College. It's known for its humor, blending Agatha Christie-style mystery with P.G. Wodehouse-esque wit, and is the first book in the popular Peter Shandy series. Charlotte Macleod, Rest You Merry, Vintage Avon Detective Mystery, 5TH printing paperback circa 1980s, general wear, creasing, good condition. Rest You Merry is a cozy mystery novel by Charlotte MacLeod, published in 1978, that introduces the amateur sleuth Professor Peter Shandy, a horticulturist at Balaclava Agricultural College. The story follows Shandy as he investigates the murder of a librarian found in his house during the college's annual Christmas fundraiser, a "Grand Illumination," forcing him to solve the crime while dealing with the holiday chaos and a budding romance with the assistant librarian, Helen Marsh. It's known for its humor, blending Agatha Christie-style mystery with P.G. Wodehouse-esque wit, and is the first book in the popular Peter Shandy series. Key aspects of the book: Genre: Cozy mystery, holiday mystery, humorous mystery. Protagonist: Professor Peter Shandy, a witty and reluctant detective. Setting: Balaclava Agricultural College in New England during Christmas time. Plot: A Christmas prank by Shandy backfires when he returns home to find a dead body, and he must solve the murder to prevent a scandal and save the town's festive event. Series: It is the first book in the Peter Shandy Mysteries series, followed by The Luck Runs Out. ..
