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As the snow falls, the haunting begins... Get ready for the most gripping cosy murder mystery debut of the year.
A grand country estate.
On her last day as a Detective, Midge McGowan is given the retirement present from hell: a ticket to take part in a haunted house tour. Sheâll have to spend the weekend before Christmas ghost-hunting in an isolated mansion with a group of misfits, including a know-it-all paranormal investigator and a has-been pop star.
An impossible crime.
It isnât long before the tour starts to spiral out of control. Midge and the guests see an unsettling figure walking the grounds late at night. Then the unthinkable happens â someone is murdered in a room thatâs been locked from the inside.
A Christmas they might not survive.
Heavy snow cuts them off from help, the houseâs own dark secrets begin to surface, and Midge canât shake the creeping sense that they are walking into a nightmare. Could a ghost really be responsible, or is the culprit one of the guests?
'A delightfully engaging debut, starring one of the most amusing and unusual sleuths Iâve come across. Best enjoyed with a nice glass of sherry!' Tess Gerritsen
ÂĐ Emma Mason 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025