description: April Fool's Day had been a roaring success for all, it seemed - except for poor Mr Cartell who had ended up dead in the ditch. Mr Percival Pyke Period's letter of condolence was sent before the body was found and the family squabbled. It was a puzzling crime for Superintendent Alleyn.
language: English
title: Hand in Glove
titlecomplete: Hand in Glove
characters: Sir James Curtis, George Copper, Mrs Nicholls, Sergeant Raikes, Mrs Mitchell, Inspector Fox, Mary "Moppett" Ralston, Percival Pyke Period, Andrew Bantling, Bimbo Dodds, Constance Cartell, Harold Cartell, Leonard Leiss, Desirée, Lady Bantling, Alfred Belt, Nicola  Maitland-Mayne, Superintendent Williams, Detective-Sergeant Thompson, Chief Detective-Inspector Roderick Alleyn, Detective-Sergeant Bailey
genres: Fiction, Mystery Thriller, Audiobook, Detective, British Literature, Cozy Mystery, Crime, Police, Classics, Mystery
ratings_count: 2435
series: Roderick Alleyn
publisher: Collins Crime