Inspector Browning Investigates
A VILLAGE IN TURMOIL
Jeremy Harford
ISBN 9781916919280
 
Colwall, 1905. The village racecourse attracts hordes of unwelcome visitors, including the notorious slogging gangs who frequent the local pubs, causing chaos with their pickpocketing and drunken brawls. 

William Hall-Walker, a wealthy horse owner and politician, is outraged when a local boy throws stones at one of his horses and gives chase. The boy scarpers up the railway embankment, trips in front of a train and is tragically killed, sending shock waves throughout the community.

The next day, the racehorse owner is missing and reluctant sleuth Inspector Browning, known for his experience in solving complex crimes, is sent to investigate. His frustration subsides when a dead body is discovered at the vinegar factory and an old adversary connected to his past shows up. Soon he begins to uncover more than he had bargained for.