For my BCBrum NSS partner - hope you enjoy this book!

‘Tis the season to find whodunit …

It is no ordinary Christmas at Lexham Manor.

Six holiday guests find themselves the suspects in a murder inquiry when the old Scrooge who owns the substantial estate is found stabbed in the back.

Whilst the delicate matter of inheritance could be the key to this crime, the real conundrum is how any of the suspects could have entered the locked room where the victim was found, to commit this foul deed.

For Inspector Hemingway of Scotland Yard, the investigation is also complicated by the fact that every guest at Lexham Manor is hiding something – casting suspicion far and wide…

A country house murder mystery written in 1941. I'd previously read, and enjoyed, only the author's Regency romances. It had a cast of quirky and quarrelsome characters, a thoughtful detective and a satisfying conclusion leaving no loose ends.

Going on to the bookshelf in the entrance to the community centre.