A Question of Identity — June Thomson

OLD BONES AND NEW CORPSE

What a most unwelcome surprise for the archaeologists -- not the Saxon artifacts they had hoped for, but a shrouded male corpse buries in a recent grave! Who is it? And why is he buried here? Inspector Rudd has only one clue: the corroded cross around the corpse's neck.

DETECTIVE INSPECTOR RUDD, CHELMSFORD CID

His detective instincts are tempered by psychological insight. A most satisfactory master of British police procedure, the Inspector relishes the challenge of a murder investigation now and again. And, at day's end, when the winter cold invades the lonely Essex countryside, even a sober, courageous man appreciates a pint of beer at the local pub.