Murder with Mercy (Ellie Quicke #14)

Ellie’s reputation as Ealing’s answer to Miss Marple is starting to precede her. Now Constable Milburn comes knocking, wanting Ellie’s help with more police business.

Ellie’s neighbours, lonely ladies of a certain age, are dropping like flies. Three have been found dead in recent weeks. It looks like they overdosed on painkillers. But Ellie smells a rat.

Especially when an outraged niece comes out of the woodwork. She says there’s no way her aunt could’ve got her hands on the pills that killed her.

Not without a helping hand . . .

Can Ellie solve the case — before she becomes the next victim to shuffle off her mortal coil?