A murder mystery party - and a real-life locked-room murder mystery - all take place in a crumbling country house. This is Tom Hindle's fiendish follow-up to A Fatal Crossing.One house. Nine guests. Endless motives for murder...In the seaside town of Hamlet Wick, nine guests assemble for a New Year's Eve party to remember.The owner of Hamlet Hall has organised a murder mystery evening with a 1920s twist, and everyone has their own part to play.But the game has barely begun when one guest is found dead - killed by a fatal injury to the head.With no phone signal and no way out of the house, the others are trapped with a killer in their midst.Someone is playing by their own rules. And in a close-knit community, old rivalries run deep...Praise for Tom Hindle- 'Will delight Agatha Christie fans' Ragnar J nasson 'Twist after gut-punching twist' M. W. Craven'Dazzling' Crime Monthly 'My kind of book' Belfast Telegraph 'Suspenseful' Country Life Magazine