The Norfolk Mystery

The Norfolk Mystery
Ian Sansom

The first book in The County Guides - introducing an exciting new detective series.The County Guides are a series of detective novels set in 1930s England.The books are an odyssey through England and its history.In each county, the protagonists – Stephen Sefton, a veteran of the Spanish Civil War, and his employer, the People's Professor, Swanton Morley – solve a murder.The first book is set in Norfolk. The murder is in the vicarage.There are 39 books – and 39 murders – to follow.

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Contents

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Title Page (#u3a4b2163-4f89-51d6-8a6e-8b345cb7d074)

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