When an eighteen-year-old boy is accused of murder, the jury unanimously believe he is guilty. Chief Constable Piet Deventer does not.
Drawn towards an ongoing case involving an arsonist setting fire to letter boxes, and startled by the appearance of a local charity chairman swearing that the boy is innocent, Piet quickly realises that the murder at the post office is not as straightforward as it appears.
In private pursuit of the true culprit, the Chief Constable is drawn into a twisted web of arson, forgery and betrayal -Will Piet Deventer be able to solve the case one last time?
Late Delivery is J.R.L. Anderson's final investigation starring Piet Deventer, and is an unmissable end to a remarkable series. JRL Anderson was an author of fourteen mystery stories and numerous works of non-fiction. He was a journalist at the Guardian for many years, before retiring to pursue his career as an author. He had a life-long interest in sailing and adventure, which results in many of his novels (as his original author biography from the 1970s puts it) ending 'with an exciting sea chase in a small boat'. Murder, arson and devious forgery: Piet Deventer's final case is also his toughest A classic English murder mystery from a master of 1970s crime Perfect for readers of Agatha Christie and Ian Samson (whose The Norfolk Mystery
was a recent selection for the Waterstones Book Club) Zaffre will be republishing Anderson's entire backlist of 14 novels
