Mrs. Malory and a Necessary End
by Hazel Holt

When Sheila Malory fills in for a friend at a local charity shop in the quiet English town of Taviscombe, she’s happy for the change of scene. It will give her a chance to deal with interesting books, meet new people, and above all, work for a good cause! Still, not everything at the shop is so appealing. The ill-tempered, officious store supervisor, Desmond Barlow, runs the shop as a tyrant.

That is, until Desmond is found stabbed to death in the shop, and Mrs. Malory puts her impeccable sleuthing skills into play. Unfortunately, it seems that Desmond was disliked by pretty much everyone. In a town full of suspects, Mrs. Malory must go behind closed doors and delve into a slew of small-town secrets if she wants to discover a killer who is far from charitable...

Other Books by Hazel Holt

Mrs. Malory and Any Man's Death

Mrs. Malory and A Time To Die

Mrs. Malory And A Death In The Family

Mrs. Malory and No Cure for Death

Mrs. Malory and the Silent Killer

Mrs. Malory and Death in Practice

Mrs. Malory and Death by Water

Mrs. Malory And The Delay Of Execution

Hazel Holt's Bio

Hazel Holt was born September 3, 1928 in the United Kingdom. She Died November 23, 2015.

Hazel Holt was a British novelist. She studied at King Edward VI High School for Girls in Birmingham, England, and then Newnham College, Cambridge. She went on to work at the International African Institute in London, where she became acquainted with the novelist Barbara Pym, whose biography she later wrote. She also finished one of Pym’s novels after Pym died.

Holt wrote her first novel in her sixties, and was a leading crime novelist. She was best known for her “Sheila Malory” series. Her son is the novelist Tom Holt.