Bump in the Night

From the back cover: "Tuesday - fuse day. This is the assoication, fostered enthusiastically by the local Press, beginning to take root in the increasingly apprehensive minds of the citizens of Chalmsbury. On three successive Tuesdays their habitual peace - some might call it topor - has been shattered by explosions. Such landmarks as the drinking fountain and a statue of a late respected Colonel have been sent skyward; Chief Inspector Larch is baffled, and freely admits it. But after a Special Investigator has been called in, events take a more macabre turn. the fourth bang shatters not merely memorial stone and bronze, but human flesh and blood.

"However, readers will be reassured to learn that the Investigator is none other than Inspector Purbright, familiar to many from Colin Watson's previous novel Coffin, Scarcely Used. Once again he solves the problem, helped sometimes, but more often hindered, by a truly formidable collection of small-town English characters."