We follow the characters of Lady Eleanor, butler Clifford, Lady Eleanor’s entourage including the pug and the cat when they encounter another murder.
Invited by the reclusive Duke of Auldwyke to be his guest at his manor house Lady Eleanor is hoping for a romantic weekend with her fiancée far removed from murder and investigation, to give Max a Scotland Yard Detective a much needed break. The murder of the mild tempered Secretary to the Duke is puzzling. He has no enemies, everyone in the Dukes employ speaks well of him, but to investigate Max and Lady Eleanor are frustrated by the Dukes rigid rules of not meeting guests, despite inviting people to be his guests. Every guest here has a link to secrets long hidden and unraveling them adds to the danger because they are all snowbound in an isolated area with no recourse to any outside personnel (which the Duke has prohibited anyway) as he has an aversion to the Police. When an attempt is made on the Dukes life and a guest is murdered, the investigating duo has to step up and apprehend the murderer because it is evident, the murderer is getting desperate.
Despite the murder aspect, the investigations are always jolly because Lady Eleanor makes it so. 1924 England is well described, both the lifestyle as well as where the story is set.
Sent by Bookouture for an unbiased review, courtesy of Netgalley.
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