Dead Men Don't Order Flake: A Rusty Bore Mystery
Sue Williams
eBook
(Text Publishing, May 30, 2016)
On the night Leo Stone returnsânotionally from the dead, in reality from the Democratic Republic of the CongoâCass Tuplin gets a call from Gary Kellett. A call about an actual dead person: Garyâs daughter, killed in a car crash. Garyâs adamant it wasnât an accident. Cass agrees to investigate. After all, not just Rusty Boreâs only purveyor of fine fast food, Cass is also the closest thing to a private detective within a couple of hundred kâs. The local police (Cassâs son Dean) try to warn her off. Itâs true Cassâs status as a celebrated yet non-licensed nobody doesnât entirely suit Dean. But Dean also believes Garyâs a delusional, grieving father. Is that the case? Or did a young journalist die after asking too many questions? Cass intends to find out. As soon as sheâs dealt with some queries raised by the reappearance of Leo Stone. Sue Williams is a science writer and chartered accountant who also holds a PhD in marine biology. She lives in Melbourne with her husband. Her first Cass Tuplin mystery, Murder with the Lot, also published by Text, was shortlisted in the Ned Kelly Awards. âThereâs a wry, satirical element to much of Williamsâ humourâŚIn the grand tradition of cosies, [Cass is] a woman underestimated at your perilâŚFun and often charming crime fiction, thanks to its winning super-sleuth heroine.â Saturday Paper âWilliams captures small town Victoria with ease and her plot has enough twists and red herrings to keep it interesting. Fans of Murder With The Lot will not be disappointed, and no doubt will be hoping for more of Cass Tuplin. An excellent sequel!â BookMooch âOnce again, Williams has created a small-town mystery with big repercussions with the wacky, loveable characters who fill Rusty Bore making a comeback in this novel.â Weekly Times âAn enormously enjoyable and pacy novel set in a speck of a country town in rural Victoria, with a plucky amateur sleuth amid a quirky ensemble of townsfolk and family. Quintessentially Australian without being overcooked.â Abbeyâs Bookshop â[A] finely wrought and highly amusing crime novelâŚWilliams has created a wonderful new series in the comedy crime genre. Dead Men Donât Order Flake is a multilayered yarn that mines the rich ore of regional Australia and I canât wait for the next Cass Tuplin adventure.â Australian âWilliams has put together a recipe for madcap adventure the main ingredient an engaging female lead whose nosiness solves the mysteries of her tiny hometown.â Adelaide Advertiser âThis book is pure entertainment the author captures the quirky ways of small town Australia perfectly, well, apart from murder that is, we donât get too many of them in these parts.â Audiothing âSmoothly written with plenty of humour, and some wry observations by Cass, this is an enjoyable, off-beat crime novel with a good cast of characters and a nicely paced storyline.â Sydney Morning Herald