Death of a Cozy Writer: a St. Just Mystery (2008)
Death of a Cozy Writer: a St. Just Mystery
“In coming to Waverley Court, Jeffrey had found himself in an Anglophile’s heaven. Having completed his B.A. in English back in the United States, he had found himself in the same position as all newly minted English majors—that is, unemployed and unemployable. He had mooned around his mother’s house in Minnesota for a while—Jeffrey’s father, who had emigrated from Britain, had died when Jeffrey was a toddler—implementing various of her DIY projects with decidedly mixed results. Then one day, bo...red and broke, he had joined the Air Force, beguiled by a recruiting poster showing hard-jawed men and women at the controls of F-15s. The Air Force had taught him Russian and transported him and his duffel bag to England, where he spent the next four years with headphones clamped to his head, translating risqué jokes swapped by Russian pilots cruising over the Baltics.
Not surprisingly, four years of this experience also left him unfit for gainful employment. But his first May week in England—one of those flawless, golden weeks only England could produce—had made him decide he must remain in the country forever—somehow.MoreLess
Not surprisingly, four years of this experience also left him unfit for gainful employment. But his first May week in England—one of those flawless, golden weeks only England could produce—had made him decide he must remain in the country forever—somehow.MoreLess
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