Dan Mallett resolves to protect a murderer... 1981, West Country of EnglandIn the small village of Medwell Fratorum, the murder of an American tourist after a church service causes a local sensation.

With the police unable to identify any likely perpetrators, the villagers soon start accusing each other.

For once, poacher-cum-thief Dan Mallett is not a serious suspect. But while lurking in the graveyard outside the church, he believes that he saw the killer.

After deducing the sad motive behind their crime, Dan is unwilling to report them to the police. And so, armed with his talent for trickery, he sets about creating a series of red herrings to derail the investigation...

What drew the American to a quiet English village? Has Dan correctly identified his killer?

And how far will he go to prevent their arrest...?

Caught in the Birdlime is the seventh cosy village mystery in the Dan Mallett Investigation series: private investigation murder mysteries set in rural England.

THE DAN MALLETT INVESTIGATIONS SERIES:
Book One: Fire in the Barley
Book Two: Sting of the Honeybee
Book Three: Snare in the Dark
Book Four: Bait on the Hook
Book Five: Face at the Window
Book Six: Fly in the Cobweb
Book Seven: Caught in the Birdlime
Book Eight: Voices From the Dark