'Miraculously right: catching precisely the tone of the relationship . . . thrilling' - The
Times 'A must for all Wimsey lovers . . . an entertaining read' - Northern Echo It's 1940 and
while the Second World War rages on Harriet Vane - now Lady Peter Wimsey - has taken her
children to safety in the country. But the war has followed them: glamorous RAF pilots and even
more glamorous land-girls scandalise the villagers and the blackout makes the night-time lanes
as sinister as the back alleys of London. Then the village's first air raid practice ends with
a very real body on the ground - and it's not a war casualty but a case of plain
old-fashioned murder. And it's not long before a second body is found . . .
