A Portion for Foxes

Chief Inspector Morrissey #4

by Kay Mitchell

A sinister link between the disappearance of a young college girl and a series of murders of vagrants poses a daunting challenge in this fourth mystery featuring Chief Inspector Morrissey and the Malminster CID. On Pel's Copse, near the college of Brindley, two foxes court - and they are the first to witness the chilling murders that horrify the village of Malminster. Desperate homeless men are the first to die at the hands of a cold killer with a cruel grudge and an uncanny ability to erase all clues. When a popular girl is found drowned in a frozen lake, soon followed by a faculty member with a checkered romantic past, CI Morrissey suspects that beyond the familiar faces of professors, tutors, and students lurks a relentless psychopath.

Genres: Mystery, Procedural, Fiction

232 pages, Hardcover

First published April 6, 1995

Reviews

[Nancy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this is the fourth I’ve read in this series and each one is better than the last. There may be one more? Hope so. Well, really, I hope for loads more!!

[Sarah "Kat" · Rating 4 out of 5]

Will definitely read more of this author. A bit more weight than the usual quick read of cozy mysteries. Only issue is if you pit the book down for too many days, there are so many characters, you can forget who is who, or perhaps that is just a sign of old age!

[Debbie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good writing, and you really need to pay attention because there is loads of English slang and English cultural references.
It was slow for awhile and then I paid more attention and thoroughly enjoyed the story.