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.