"Late summer, 1940: England is at war, still reeling from the disastrous defeat at Dunkirk. Nevertheless, law must prevail and Inspector Tom Tyler of the Shropshire Constabulary is on the hunt for a vicious killer..."--Cover.

Welcome to Blandings Castle, a place that is never itself without an imposter.Wodehouse himself once noted that "Blandings has impostors like other houses have mice." On this particular occasion there are two, both intent on a dangerous enterprise. Lord Emsworth's secretary, the Efficient Baxter, is on the alert and determined to discover what is afoot-despite the distractions caused by the Honorable Freddie Threepwood's hapless affair of the heart.Freddie...

A house with a sinister past and a grisly power. When Michael Flint is asked by American friends to look over an old Shropshire house they have unexpectedly inherited, he is reluctant to leave the quiet of his Oxford study. But when he sees Charect House, its uncanny echoes from the past fascinate him, even though it has such a sinister reputation that no one has lived there for almost a century. But it's not until Michael meets the young widow, Nell...

Presents a collection of short stories about Lord Emsworth and his Blandings estate.

"June 1861 , Victorian England . A house full of academics should imply calm and quiet, but much to housekeeper Harriet Rowsley's dismay some of the guests seem to have problems with the estate's unconventional practices and aren't afraid of voicing their concerns. Having Harriet and her husband and interim estate manager Matthew as the hosts of Thorncroft House, while his lordship is ill and the trustees are seeking for his heir, is obviously not...