About the Book: Death Comes as a Shadow
Its May 1935, and while the rest of Birmingham is decked in red, white and blue
for the silver jubilee, the detective agency in Needless Alley remains
unpatriotically down-at-heel. Into the office walks respectable spinster,
Myfanwy Davies. She is dying, has cash to spare, and her last wish is to be
reconciled with her estranged little sister. Miss Davies believes detectives
William Garrett and Phyll Hall can help. With the bailiffs at their door,
William and Phyll are relieved to take on what appears to be a straightforward
and lucrative case. However, their search for the missing