In A Pocketful of Wheat, the sixth instalment of Dirk Volcano’s Village Detective series, Biddy Apple is faced with her most perplexing mystery yet. A murdered businessman is found with a curious clue—a pocketful of wheat, untouched and seemingly out of place. This bizarre discovery sets Biddy on a path filled with riddles and dark secrets, where the answers are far from straightforward and every new lead brings more questions than solutions.
As Biddy begins her investigation, she realises that this peculiar clue is part of a much larger puzzle. The handful of wheat, seemingly innocent, points her towards a chilling connection with nursery rhymes. As she digs deeper, she uncovers a world of childhood tales turned sinister, where familiar rhymes hide a malevolent twist. The further she ventures, the more she comes to understand that these rhymes are not just stories—they are warnings, and they may hold the key to uncovering the truth.
The usually tranquil village of Thistlebrook becomes a place of unease, where whispers of old stories echo through the cobbled streets and even the most ordinary places seem touched by darkness. The stakes are higher than ever as Biddy follows the trail, piecing together the meaning behind the wheat and the deadly rhyme that seems to be guiding the killer. Each clue she finds leads her closer to a truth that threatens to unravel the village’s sense of safety.
With the clock ticking and more lives potentially at risk, Biddy must use every ounce of her skill and intuition to solve the case. The puzzle is intricate, and the danger feels all too real as Biddy navigates the twisting paths of both Thistlebrook’s past and present. Will she manage to solve the riddle before another verse of the twisted rhyme plays out in blood? The stakes have never been higher, and the cost of failure is unthinkable.
Join Biddy Apple in her final adventure as she faces a chilling and complex mystery that will test her as never before. A Pocketful of Wheat is a masterful blend of suspense, charm, and dark intrigue that captures the very essence of the cosy mystery genre. Dive into Thistlebrook’s secrets one last time and discover if Biddy can bring justice to the village in this enthralling conclusion to the Village Detective
series—available now on Kindle Unlimited.
