Robert Barnard 
Death and the Chaste Apprentice [EPUB ebook] 

At the Ketterick Arts Festival no one relishes the dubious art of innuendo more than Des Capper, a font of dubious gossip and unwanted advice. To the horror of the actors and singers performing at the Festival, Des has been promoted to landlord of the Saracens Head, the Elizabethan inn that is at the Festivals heart. And when Des toddles off to meet his maker, courtesy of someones helpful shove, only his wretched wife can summon up a tear. Readers, meanwhile, will have trouble containing their snickers at the wickedly witty characterizations.