![]() ![]() ![]() Sometimes it takes a book or three for the author to settle into a style. Sometimes the detective springs fully formed onto the stage. This is an entertaining romp that doesn’t take itself too seriously, and nor must the reader! It’s always interesting to get a glimpse of how a long-running detective series starts out. Enter Chief Detective Inspector Alleyn of the Yard… But after the lights go out as planned to signal the murder, the guests are shocked to find one of their number, truly dead, lying at the bottom of the stairs with a dagger through the heart. Sir Hubert has planned for this to be a murder weekend, where one guest will be appointed murderer and choose a victim, with the other guests playing detective. ![]() Likewise, the other guests are regulars too, so they all share an intricate web of relationships, friendships, affairs and jealousies. ![]() It is his first visit, made in the company of his older cousin Charles Rankin who is a long-time friend and regular guest of Sir Hubert. Nigel Bathgate has been invited to a house party at Frantock Hall, the home of Sir Hubert Handesley. ![]()
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