This is one of seven books, including five of Gladys Mitchell’s Mrs Bradley mysteries, that I bought from the St Mary’s Hospice shop in Grange-over-Sands a few days ago during a dancing holiday in the area. I was immediately drawn to them because I’ve recently read another title in the series, The Saltmarsh Murders, and was delighted to find more of the same!

From Google Overview: "Renowned criminologist, psychoanalyst and sardonic widow Mrs Bradley is enjoying a relaxing holiday on the beautiful island of Hombres Muertos. Then a cave high up in the mountains, containing the mummified bodies of twenty three dead kings, acquires an extra corpse overnight and Mrs Bradley is delighted to be called into action. As her investigations begin it quickly becomes clear that almost everyone on the island has a motive for murder, and a dark secret they are desperate to conceal. But who is the real killer?"

I enjoyed this book, a good old-fashioned mystery of the old school, first published in 1957.

Left on the BookCrossing bookshelves in the pub where the York BookCrossers hold their monthly gatherings while enjoying a very nice lunch there today. I've not attended a meet for years - but my books do from time to time . . .

Well over a million people around the world give their books a unique BookCrossing IDentity number (BCID) before sending them out to find new readers. Since the start of the scheme in April 2001 over twelve million such books have been put into circulation. This is one of them!

Our hope is that we can track the progress of our books once they've left our hands - and that's possible if finders like you visit the website, key in the BCID and leave a comment, however long or short. It's fun, it doesn't have to cost anything, although the site always appreciates donations towards running costs, and you can remain anonymous if you wish. You don't have to join but if you do you'll be able to number and track your own books!

Picked up at the June Bookcrossing meetup.