<p><b>''VERY funny'' </b>Jennie Godfrey<br><br><b>''Smart, twisty, and original'' </b><i>Heat</i><br><br><b>''Terrific''</b> J. M. Hall<br><br><b>''Superb''</b><i>Glamour<br></i><br><b>''Wildly original''</b> Elly Griffiths<br><br><b>''Delightfully refreshing'' </b><i>Daily Mail</i><br><br><b>FRANCES ALWAYS SAID SHE''D BE MURDERED.</b><br><b>SHE WAS RIGHT.</b><br><br> In 1965, Frances Adams was told by a fortune teller that one day she''d be murdered. Frances spent the next sixty years trying to prevent the crime that would be her eventual demise. Of course, no one took her seriously - until she was dead.<br><br> For Frances, being the village busybody was a form of insurance. She''d spent a lifetime compiling dirt on every person she met, just in case they might turn out to be her killer. In the heart of her sprawling country estate lies an eccentric library of detective work, where the right person could step in and use her findings to solve her murder.<br><br> When her great-niece A