Utterly Dredged

by Pauline Manders

Book 9 in the Utterly Crime Series. On Maundy Thursday 2014, DI Clive Merry is called to a man found with his head submerged in a moat about to be dredged near Eye. Could something with a name as harmless as laughing gas be a murder weapon? The killer moves like a shadow as old friends Chrissie, Nick and Matt welcome a relocated carpentry apprentice. But the repair of an old apothecary box leads to unexpected consequences. Suspicions are cemented when the Dunwich Jewel, a 9th century aestel hits the headlines as undeclared treasure for sale. The action moves between a moated farmhouse near Eye and Needham Market; Bury St Edmunds and Woolpit; Stowmarket, Elmsett and Sudbury. This book is the ninth in the Utterly Crime Series, but can be read as a standalone.

245 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 10, 2020

About the author

Pauline Manders was born in London where she went on to train as an ENT surgeon. She moved to East Anglia with her husband and two children, where she worked for over 30 years before retiring from the NHS. She lives in rural Suffolk in a converted barn and gains inspiration for her crime novels by walking in the countryside with her Weimaraner, Otto. Since retirement, she has had time to write, pursue her shared interest with her husband in classic cars, and also attend a local carpentry group. She is still working on carving three diving ducks as legs for a small table - some projects are more of a challenge than others!