Dandy Gilver and the Proper Treatment of Bloodstains

<p><b><font>A cosy Dandy Gilver mystery set in 1920s Scotland. For fans of PG Wodehouse, Dorothy L Sayers and Agatha Christie.</font></b><br><br>1st May 1926 - Dear Alec, <br>Just when those who should be working are all downing tools for this wretched strike (and I still can't believe it - I mean to say: riots, Alec - in Edinburgh of all places) guess who is setting her virgin shoulder to its very first wheel? <br>I am dressed in serge and sensible footwear, sleeping in an iron bed and dining off pickled tongue at six o'clock each day. I am, in short, that nice young Mrs Balfour's new maid. But don't worry, Alec dear: things haven't got as bad as all that. It's just that that nice young <i>Mr</i> Balfour is going to kill his wife. At least, she thinks so, and the more I hear about him from butler, cook and bootboy the more I'm inclined to agree. <br>So I'm undercover, in disguise, bent upon foiling. And jolly hard work it is too - tomorrow is my half-day free if you'd care take me out for a restorative bun. (Every maid needs a beau to buy buns for her.) <br>Yours, <br>Dandy xx <br>p.s. Ask for Miss Rossiter: below stairs I am she.<br><br><b><font>Catriona McPherson's latest novel in the series, <i>Dandy Gilver and a Spot of Toil and Trouble</i> is now available for pre-order.</font></b></p>