The Bad Quarto

A Gripping Cambridge Murder Mystery

Imogen Quy returns to solve another intriguing Cambridge mystery in the latest in an exciting series to rival Inspector Morse. 

Another foolhardy Cambridge college-climber has died attempting Harding's Folly. This time it's John Talentire, one of the brightest young dons at St Agatha's, and the verdict is accident, compounded by idiocy.   

But Imogen Quy - her name rhymes with 'why' - can't help wondering how such a clever young man died so stupidly. And when a wildly eccentric production of Hamlet is interrupted by a murder accusation, Imogen has to look into it, uncovering more crime than she expected.

©2019 Jill Paton Walsh (P)2019 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

Wonderful and engaging

Excellent plot and intriguing discussion of contemporary social and literary issues. Evocative of time and place.