Unhappy Returns Author:Elizabeth LeMarchand The peaceful little village of Ambercombe is appalled by a succession of outrageous, horrifying occurrences. The eccentric spinster Ethel Ridd, housekeeper to the recently deceased vicar of the parish, scandalizes the villagers by publicly declaring that a centuries-old jewelled chalice used for special church services is mission from the late c... more »lergyman's belongsings--and implies that someone local has stolen it. The next morning the old woman's lifeless body is discovered, and Detective-Superintendent Tom Pollard of Scotland Yard is positive there is a connection between the two crimes.« less