The Pothole with a Body Count: A Department of Minor Catastrophes (Case One, Part 1 of 4) (The Department of Minor Catastrophes, Band 1) - Softcover

SIAD, Dr. Si Mokrane

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798188503949

Verlag: Independently published, 2026

Inhaltsangabe

There are two ways to bury a crime in a small municipality: beneath six inches of fresh asphalt, or inside a forgotten filing cabinet.

When a newly resurfaced road on Priors Lane unexpectedly collapses into a bathtub-sized void, disgraced barrister turned Senior Correspondence Officer Elodie Voss is dispatched to investigate a routine ratepayer grievance.

Relegated to the windowless basement of the Public Complaints and Correspondence Office (PCCO), Elodie is expected to log the complaint, issue a Form 14-A, and let the bureaucracy swallow the mess. But Elodie Voss doesn't let things lie—and Priors Lane isn't just defective pavement.

As the autumn downpour washes away the sub-base, a shocking discovery emerges from the trench:

• An illegal radioactive waste dump hidden beneath a luxury housing development.
• A web of financial kickbacks linking corporate developers to high-ranking councilors.
• The buried corpse of environmental whistleblower Neil Parrish.

Facing physical threats, slashed tyres, and an aggressive internal audit designed to liquidate her department, Elodie teams up with her motionless, tea-drinking supervisor Mr. Abernathy to turn the council's own suffocating paperwork into a lethal weapon.

The Pothole with a Body Count is the sharp, hilarious, and dark opening case of a modern British institutional mystery series where minor municipal catastrophes uncover major corporate crimes. Perfect for fans of Mick Herron's Slough House, Richard Osman, and dry British satirical mystery.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Independently published
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2026
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 13: 9798188503949
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 76
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