Down in the Dumps

Polly Deacon Mystery #1

by H. Mel Malton

In the first Polly Deacon mystery, there is a killer at work in the sleepy village of Cedar Falls. The peace of puppet- maker Polly's back-to-nature rural life is violently interrupted when she finds her best friend Francy's abusive husband lying dead in the dump with a hole in his chest. The cops soon get involved... in more ways than one, as Polly finds herself falling for a hunky officer Mark Becker. Afraid that the police will arrest Francy for the murder and exasperated with their ineptitude, Polly decides that only she will be able to get to the bottom of the murder.

Genres: Mystery

288 pages, ebook

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

Aka Mel Malton

H. Mel Malton was born in England and emigrated with her family to Canada in the 1960s. She is a member of Crime Writers of Canada and her first mystery novel, Down in the Dumps was short-listed for an Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Crime Novel. Her first young adult series, The Alan Nearing Mysteries, began with The Drowned Violin, and was followed by Pioneer Poltergeist. She lives in Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia.