Auf einer Weihnachtsparty auf dem Lande wird Lady Vespasia Cumming-Gould Zeugin eines mysteriösen Todesfalls. Zusammen mit Gastgeber Omegus Jones versucht sie den rätselhaften Fall zu lösen.

'This brief work has an almost Jamesian subtlety, and with its powerful message of responsibility and redemption - "We need both to forgive and to be forgiven" - it conveys a moral force in keeping with the season' Wall Street Journal 12/12/03 Informationen zum Autor Anne Perry is a New York Times bestselling author noted for her memorable characters, historical accuracy and exploration of social and ethical issues. Her two series, one featuring Thomas Pitt and one featuring William Monk, have been published in multiple languages. Anne Perry has also published a successful series based around World War One and the Reavley family, and the recent standalone novel The Sheen on the Silk . Anne Perry was selected by The Times as one of the twentieth century's '100 Masters of Crime'. Klappentext A tranquil weekend party in early December at a magnificent country house is shattered by a suspicious death. Zusammenfassung A tranquil weekend party in early December at a magnificent country house is shattered by a suspicious death.

Autorentext
Anne Perry is a New York Times bestselling author noted for her memorable characters, historical accuracy and exploration of social and ethical issues. Her two series, one featuring Thomas Pitt and one featuring William Monk, have been published in multiple languages. Anne Perry has also published a successful series based around World War One and the Reavley family, and the recent standalone novel The Sheen on the Silk. Anne Perry was selected by The Times as one of the twentieth century's '100 Masters of Crime'.

Klappentext

A tranquil weekend party in early December at a magnificent country house is shattered by a suspicious death.