The Package Included Murder

Constance Ethel Morrison Burke #3

by Joyce Porter

Very near fine in a like dustjacket. Hardcover first edition - Bobbs-Merrill,, (1976.). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. First US printing. The Hon-Con takes an Intourist tour of Russia, together with her secretary and companion Miss Jones. The third novel in this series. 181 pp.

Genres: Crime, Mystery

181 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1975

About the author

Joyce Porter was born in Marple, Cheshire, and educated at King's College, London. In 1949 she joined the Women's Royal Air Force, and, on the strength of an intensive course in Russian, qualified for confidential work in intelligence. When she left the service in 1963 she had completed three detective novels.

Porter is best known for her series of novels featuring Detective Inspector Wilfred Dover. Dover One appeared in 1964, followed by nine more in a highly successful series. Porter also created the reluctant spy Eddie Brown, and the "Hon-Con", the aristocratic gentlewoman-detective Constance Ethel Morrison Burke.

Reviews

[A · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hilarious. Another - later - HonCon book. the honcon is off with miss jones for the Soviet Union with her fellow Albatrossers (brit tourists). On day one one of the more attractive of the fellow travellers, claims that someone tried to kill her! Of course, the HonCon - being a mite smitten with this victim- rushes to take charge of the case.. and so it goes all over Russia- Uzbekistan, Azerbijan, Crimea and other places- hilariously observed!!!!- and the new charming miss is several times almost killed. We get to know the 12 other travellers and it is an interesting bunch. Finally they come back home to England and another woman is killed! why? who? what? but the HonCon has it figured, and all winds up well. Great book- she is - as i often say - one of my favorites!

[Beth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well this was an unexpected delight! I came across this book in a little free library, hadn't heard of it before but thought I'd give it a go and I really enjoyed it. Packed full of humour and a light hearted plot. A fun quick read!

[dmayr · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hon. Con went on a holiday package to Russia with Miss Jones where they had a horrible time touring museums, having terrible Intourist guides, and foiling attacks on Penelope's life. Plot was obvious a mile away and I didn't really enjoy Hon. Con as a character at all.