Dover Strikes Again: 6 (A Dover Mystery)

Sully Martin had probably been a picturesque English village before the earthquake nearly destroyed it. And construction tycoon Walter Chantry might have been taken for another of the many casualties if it hadn't come out that he had been strangled.

This time Dover is in for much more than his usual share of the bother. For a start, the town's only hotel is unlicensed, and there's not a drop of booze to be had. But almost as alarming are the unmistakable signs that someone is actually out to kill Dover.

Unless, that is, against all odds Dover strikes again.

Something quite out of the ordinary. Daily Telegraph

Joyce Porter is a joy ... Dover is unquestionably the most entertaining detective in fiction. Guardian

Plotted with the technique of a virtuoso. New York Times

Wonderfully funny. Spectator

Dover is wildly, joyously unbelievable; and may he remain so for our comic delight. Sun

You will be fascinated by his sheer dazzling incompetence. Porter has a keen eye, a wicked sense of comedy, and a delightfully low mind. Harper's