Death in Ambush

In a tranquil Kentish village, Dr Sandys and his wife are preparing for Christmas with their guest, Liane 'Lee' Crauford. Festivities start badly when their party is spoiled by an enigmatic widow new to the village, and the atmosphere hits rock bottom when the pompous local nobleman and ceramic-collector Sir Henry Metcalfe unexpectedly dies. Sensing potential villains among Metcalfe's circle, Lee teams up with Detective-Inspector Hugh Gordon to discover the killer playing merry hell with her holiday in this lost vintage mystery, republished for the first time since 1952.

©1952 the Estate of Susan Gilruth (P)2025 Soundings

Perfect Christmas mystery

Perfectly cozy with compelling characters. The unusual flirtatious dynamic between the main characters was a fun surprise.

Christmas time who-done-it

Wonderful writing with great character. DON’T listen to the forward if you don’t want to be given a large clue as to the culprit.

if you like Agatha Christie, you'll like this one too..;)

The story kept reminding me of "Murder in the Vicarage" and "Murder is Announced" - great new find!

Interesting but easy to solve

I liked the narrator and the writing. Solving the mystery (which I rarely am able to do) was challenging at first but ultimately not difficult.