Who poisoned the canapés at the cocktail party?

Suburban society was backstabbing enough... now it's deadly.

After a mysterious stranger arrives in Ashwold, a new bride is found dead. Marjorie is determined to solve the mystery before the killer strikes again. But will she become the next target?

From coffee mornings to fondue nights, The Poisoned Vol-au-Vent is a classic murder mystery set in 1970s England.

Edward Turbeville is a mystery writer from England's ancient Forest of Dean.

His favourite authors include Agatha Christie, Evelyn Waugh, P G Wodehouse and Nevil Shute.

Edward is also a fan of the Classics, notably Cicero and Vergil. You can download his alliterative verse translation of Book III of the Aeneid from iBooks.