Found a pile of "new" Patricia Wentworth novels for sale for $2 each, so bought as many as I could.

Originally published in 1948. From the amazon.co.uk website:

"Synopsis
Mary Strokes was walking through Dead Man''s Copse when she saw the body of a young woman dressed in a black coat, black gloves, no hat and an eternity ring set with diamonds in her ear but when she took Detective Sergeant Frank Abbott to the wood, the body had vanished.

About the Author
Patricia Wentworth was born in India and after writing several romances turned her hand to crime. She wrote dozens of bestselling mysteries before her death in the late Sixties, and was recognised as one of the mistresses of classic crime."

RELEASE NOTES:

Went and voted early at the school.

Left a pile of books on the seats on the way in to where the polling booth is.

Never been one for mystery novels, and did take me a while to actually get into it, but once i did, i enjoyed it. Was looking forward to getting to the end to find out if i was right about the killer, which i wasnt! If you are into detective novels, then I'm sure you will enjoy this one. Have left this book at Fernwood,everton park. It's in the tea room!