Frog End is preparing for its annual Christmas pantomime. Tragedy strikes however when a cast member collapses and dies at a Christmas party, having consumed a rogue mince pie. Was the death an accident - or a malicious revenge strategy masked as an allergic reaction? The Colonel makes it his business to find out.
A young English widow and a refugee from occupied France fall in love against the backdrop of the Second World War in this saga from the author of "Bluebirds", "The Crew" and many others.
It is 1943, and three very different girls are longing to do their bit for the war effort. The three become friends when they join the band of women working the canal boats, delivering goods and doing a man's job while the men are away fighting. A tough, unglamorous task - but one which brings them all unexpected rewards.
In his time living in the peaceful village of Frog's End, the Colonel has learned that although the place might look as lively as a stagnant pond, beneath the surface there is plenty going on.
The Colonel is pleased when his old friend Geoffrey Cheetham invites him up to the village of Buckby for the weekend, to coincide with a RAF reunion event. His fellow guests at the Cheethams' B&B, include a reunited Lancaster bomber crew. But the Colonel finds himself taking on the reluctant role of sleuth once more when tragedy strikes ...
