Green Acres (Gershwin & Penrose)

A short story in the Rhapsody Gershwin series, set in Knavesborough, a fictional Yorkshire village. First published in the anthology "The Red Shoes".
C 4500 words.
Now you can find out what happened to a couple of the quirky inhabitants since we left them at the end of "The Cosy Knave". Mrs Vanilla McVities, the former cook of Netherfield Manor, has bought an old mansion and converted it into an old people's home. Rhapsody Gershwin, librarian and amateur sleuth, pops in to visit a neighbour and finds herself on the business end of murder.
A sheep dog also plays an important role in the story - you'd be barking to miss this one!