Utterly Dredged

Book 9 in the Utterly Crime Series set in Suffolk, UK. 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 re-located 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 is the ninth book in the Utterly Crime Series, but can be read as a standalone. Utterly Dredged - a "e;Red Ribbon Winner"e; in the Wishing Shelf awards 2020.