'A glorious debut' - SUNDAY EXPRESS 'An affectionate homage to classic murder mysteries' -
DAILY MAIL 'Recommended reading for a long winter night' - GUARDIAN A snowstorm. A country
house. Old friends reunited. It's going to be murder... Torben Helle - art historian
Danish expat and owner of several excellent Scandinavian jumpers - has been dragged to a remote
Northumbrian mansion for a ten-year reunion with old university friends. But when some shocking
revelations from their host a reclusive and irritating tech entrepreneur are followed by an
apparent suicide the group faces a test of their wits... and their trust. Surrounded by
enigmatic housekeepers and off-duty police inspectors suspicion and sarcasm quickly turn to
panic. Only by drawing upon all the tricks of Golden Age detectives past will Torben be able to
solve the mystery: how much money would it take to turn one of his old friends into a murderer?
But he'd better be quick or someone else might end up dead... This witty murder mystery puts
a modern spin on the classic country house whodunnit. A must-read for fans of Agatha Christie
Richard Osman and Janice Hallett. 'A witty repurposing of the Golden Age country house' -
FINANCIAL TIMES 'An entertaining whodunnit in the classic Christie style' - MAIL ON SUNDAY
'A glorious feat that intrigues surprises and delights' - JANICE HALLETT 'A love letter to
the classic country house murder mystery' - J.M. HALL
