Lurking Primrose

The peculiar death of an assistant matron at a distinguished boys' school draws amateur sleuth Primrose Oughterard into another delightfully quirky mystery.Erasmus House, a prestigious prep school for boys in Lewes,is in uncharacteristic disarray over a looming visit from Her Majestysinspectors. Convinced that inspectors dislike old-established schools, headmasterMr Winchbrooke devises a cunning plan to drag Erasmus House into modernity byreplacing the rustic paintings of eccentric local artist and amateur sleuth,Primrose Oughterard, with more challenging abstract works.But Primroses paintings are the least of Winchbrookesworries when the schools assistant matron, Miss Memling, is found dead in aBrighton hotel room, clutching an empty gin bottle. Was there more to dull AidaMemling than met the eye? As one of the schools trustees, Primrose springsinto action. With her late brother Franciss pets Maurice and Bouncer by herside, can Primrose solve the Memling mystery?