Fire in the Thatch by E. C. R. Lorac Paperback Book 9780712352604

The Second World War is drawing to a close Nicholas Vaughan released from the army after an accident takes refuge in Little Thatch a thatched cottage in the Devon countryside When Little Thatch is destroyed in a blaze all Vaughans work goes up in smoke and Inspector Macdonald is drafted in to uncover a motive for murder