''A glorious debut'' - SUNDAY EXPRESS''An affectionate homage to classic murder mysteries'' - DAILY MAIL''Recommended reading for a long winter night'' - GUARDIANA 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