Gladys Mitchell

An athletics competition to win an inheritance highlights this most eccentric British mystery featuring the most eccentric sleuth. The third of Gladys Mitchell's Mrs. Bradley mysteries, first published in 1930 and now public domain, it's an example of how the author frequently bent the rules of the fair-play detective novel to her own absurdist ends. You will never guess the killer's motives, but you'll have fun watching Mrs.
Bradley unravel this mystery.