The Functionally Immortal Mrs Tibbs

Mrs Tibbs has been dead for at least twenty-three years. The paperwork is impeccable. The black cat purring on Nell Harker’s lap is equally persuasive.

When a break-in at Harker House turns an archival curiosity into an active Quiet Service problem, Nell, March and their colleagues discover that Mrs Tibbs has been taking shortcuts through places that do not obey ordinary geography for longer than anyone can prove.

An introductory Quiet Service story about old houses, impossible routes and a cat who has never shown much interest in administrative certainty.