A collection of five ingenious short stories featuring husband and wife sleuths Imogen and Hugh Croft.The Flawed EmeraldWhen Imogen Croft bumps into an old friend at a railway station, the young woman asks for her help. Imogen is required to get to the bottom of a recent spate of vicious hate mail which threatens to end a burgeoning love affair. But Imogen's conclusions are not at all what her friend expected.The Witch's BurialAn archaeological dig at the ancient Chapel of St Peter's turns up a skeleton, roughly hidden in a shallow grave. It becomes clear that the group are facing a mystery of a far more modern kind.The Bowl of Yellow FlowersImogen and Hugh take a holiday in the paradise resort of Goa. But their Indian adventure turns sour, when a series of sinister happenings occur at their beach hotel.The Work WeekendImogen's old friend, Caroline Carlow, describes to her the events of a disastrous work weekend with her doctor boyfriend. After hearing all the details, Imogen recognises a dangerous scheme is at play.The Last CaseHugh's colleague, the historian Ann Larwood, is writing a biography of the last man to die from malaria in Britain. As Professor Larwood outlines the case for her friends, Imogen is convinced they have a historical mystery on their hands.There are six further full novels in the Imogen and Hugh Croft Mysteries series.