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<p><P>After her adventures in <i>Murder on the Cliffs</i>, young Daphne du Maurier travels to a remote island off the coast of Cornwall to visit the estate of Lord and Lady Trevalyan. Somner House, enchanting amidst lush exotic wilderness and only a moment&#8217;s walk to the sea, beguiles Daphne, but just as looming winter storms begin to envelop the island, the Lord is found murdered while the Lady is found in the arms of a lover. Even Daphne with her torrid imagination could not have dreamed that she would become ensnared in the vile, villainous schemes being hatched within the walls of Somner House&#8212;or that a handsome stranger would inspire her to plumb the depths of a great mystery.</p><h3>Publishers Weekly</h3><p>Challis fails to make Daphne du Maurier an interesting lead in her lightweight second mystery featuring the young future author (after 2009's Murder on the Cliffs). Daphne's older sister, Angela, invites her along on a vacation to Somner House, located on an island off the coast of Cornwall that's isolated from the outside world for most of the winter. On the island, Daphne meets a host of characters straight from an Agatha Christie novel, one of whom, Lord Max

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Author

Challis, Joanna

Publisher

St. Martin's Publishing Group

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9780312367169

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Mystery

Rating

3.4 / 5 (150 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14