Ethelred Tressider and his agent Elsie Thirkettle have been invited to lecture on a creative
writing course at Fell Hall a remote location in the heart of ragged countryside that even
sheep are keen to shun. While Ethelreds success as a writer is distinctly average Elsie sees
this as an opportunity to scout for new hopefully more lucrative talent. But heavy snow falls
overnight trapping those early arrivals inside and tensions are quick to emerge between the
assembled group.When one of their number goes missing Ethelred leads a search party and makes
a gruesome discovery. With no phone signal and no hope of summoning the police can Ethelred
and Elsie identify the killer among them before one of them is next?
