Description
Hope House, a New York boarding home for women, has led a rather sleepy existence in terms of emergencies. One wastepaper basket fire surely doesnโt count as a five-alarm fire. That is until new tenant Ruth Millerโs limp and lifeless body is found in the courtyard after plummeting to her death.
In a clandestine and hot-chocolate infused meeting, the heads of the house decide Ruthโs death couldnโt possibly have been foul play: no, she must have fallen or jumped. Shy and mousy, it seems Ruth had no friends to questionโฆ or ask uncomfortable questions.
But this was no accident: upon Ruthโs arrival, the atmosphere of this happy house shifted, her paranoia was catching, and her last days were filled with dread. If the heads thought a scandal could be averted, they were wrong. It turns out Ruth did have a friendโฆ and sheโs out for justice.
This claustrophobic and tense mystery is heralded as Hilda Lawrenceโs best. Equal parts cosy and suspenseful, itโs sure to captivate lovers of all genres of classic crime.
