There's Trouble Brewing by Nicholas Blake

There's Trouble Brewing by Nicholas BlakeFROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BEAST MUST DIE NOW A BRITBOX SERIESPrivate detective and poet Nigel Strangeways is invited to address the Maiden Astbury literary society. The picturesque Dorset town is home to Bunnett's Brewery, run by the much disliked, and feared, Eustace Bunnett and shortly before Nigel's visit, Bunnett's dog Truffles, was found dead in one of the brewery's vats. The culprit was never caught although there was no shortage of suspects but

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