Good mystery but not as funny and witty as the previous books. ( )

trying to figure out the title - what WAS the long divorce - did not catch the reference on first read
Crispin funny as always - loved the way Fen wrapped bandage around his head to get the sympathy he felt due him ( )

Very good mystery - ignore the blurb on the back of the book, as it is completely misleading! Although I managed to work out parts of the solution, I couldn't see how it all went together. Crispin also threw in a suspenseful side plot towards the end which kept me from being able to ponder on the clues.

Fen is incognito for the majority of the book, although for readers familiar with him it was easy to spot who he was on first appearance. Visiting the village of Cotten Abbas to investigate a spate of nasty anonymous letters, he is confronted with a suicide and then a murder within days of his arrival. Are these all linked, or has someone taken advantage of the situation to commit a murder (or two)? ( )

Nice setting - again - for this Fen book. I remember long walks in the English countryside- most evocative. the near suicide at bridge over a scenic river. It's all about poison pen letters and the local watering hole and an attractive gal coming out of her shell.

The village of Cotten Abbas is plagued with poison pen letters. Then one of the victims commits suicide and one of the people suspected of writing them is found murdered.

The usual fun and games with a disguised Fen investigating. ( )