The Case of the Canterfell Codicil

Anty Boisjoly, Wodehousian gadabout and clubman, takes on his first case when his old Oxford chum and coxswain is facing the gallows, accused of the murder of his wealthy uncle.

Not one but two locked-room mysteries later, Anty’s pitting his wits and witticisms against a subversive butler, a senile footman, a single-minded detective-inspector, an irascible goat, and the eccentric conventions of the pastoral Sussex countryside to untangle a multi-layered mystery of secret bequests, ancient writs, love triangles, and revenge, and with a twist in the end that you’ll never see coming.

Please help yourself to a selection of our mostly five-star reviews...

“A rare clever, witty, articulate English mystery.”

“…if you have ever enjoyed Wodehouse, Sayers, Christie, or any of the other writers whose shades rise from repose when a book like this comes along, then you will adore The Case of the Canterfell Codicil.”

“A fun, fast-moving cozy that kept me wanting more.”

“Quite possibly, the wittiest cozy mystery I've ever had the pleasure of reading.”

“The prose is lovely, the wit is razor sharp and the plot, extremely clever.”

“...had me actually laughing out loud.”

“Everything you could want in a well-written manor house mystery.”

“Clean, gentle mystery but the writing! I haven’t laughed so much since the last time I read P.G. Wodehouse.”

“Charming, funny, clever, and funny.”

“A joy from start to finish.”

“Just brilliant funny writing where it’s just a pleasure to read each line.”

“Laugh-out-loud funny and always literate and witty, with occasional loving and evocative descriptions of the English countryside.”