num_pages: 366
description: The theft of the diamond necklace and the antique pistols might all be explained, but the body in the lake - that was a puzzle. Inspector Wilkens is called in to investigate, but it's going to take some intricate sleuthing to uncover who killed whom and why.
language: English
title: The Affair of the Bloodstained Egg Cosy
titlecomplete: The Affair of the Bloodstained Egg Cosy (Burford Family Mysteries, #1)
characters: The Honourable Richard Saunders, Lady Burford, Mr. Felman, Stanislaus Batchev, The Wraith, George Saunders, Earl of Burford, Edward Thornton, Merryweather the butler, Baroness de la Roche, Detective Inspector Wilkins, Dr. Ingleby, Jane Clifton, John Evans, Algy Fotheringay, Jacob Zapoulous, Carrie Peabody, Martin Adler, Gerry Saunders, Giles Deveraux, Hiram S. Peabody, Detective Sergeant Jack Leather
genres: Fiction, Detective, Crime, Cozy Mystery, Humor, Historical Fiction, British Literature, Historical, Historical Mystery, Mystery
ratings_count: 2099
series: Burford Family
publisher: Allison & Busby