Description: August, 1856. The dress rehearsal for a charity performance at Knebworth House is disrupted by the discovery of a body lying in the centre of the stage, shot to death. With everyone involved in the play coming under suspicion, writer-sleuths Wilkie Collins and Charles Dickens, spending the summer at Knebworth House, feel compelled to investigate.
Brief description:
Cora Harrison has written over 50 book for adults and children, including the Burren mysteries. She lives near the Burren in the west of Ireland.
coraharrison.comReview Quotes: Another strong entry in a series tailor-made for the Masterpiece crowd-- "Booklist on Winter of Despair"