Small Masterpiece

by Tim Heald

Simon Bognor, special investigator for the British Board of Trade, returns to Oxford for a twentieth reunion to find a murder, vanishing choirboys, and hints of espionage among the dons

183 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 1982

About the author

Tim Heald (b. 1944) is a journalist and author of mysteries. Born in Dorchester, England, he studied modern history at Oxford before becoming a reporter and columnist for the Sunday Times. He began writing novels in the early 1970s, starting with Unbecoming Habits (1973), which introduced Simon Bognor, a defiantly lazy investigator for the British Board of Trade. Heald followed Bognor through nine more novels, including Murder at Moose Jaw (1981) and Business Unusual (1989) before taking a two-decade break from the series, which returned in 2011 with Death in the Opening Chapter.

Reviews

[Jane · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoy the academic atmosphere in Heald's books, even when not set at Oxford.