Romance, intrigue, family quarrels, secrets, murder: the party at Cheveley Manor has it all. And everyone but the butler is a suspect.

It's the summer of 1922, and preparations for an extravagant party are underway at the Marchmont's stately country pile. Patriarch Richard Marchmont is fabulously wealthy, moderately eccentric, and very fond of getting his own way. With the family gathered to celebrate his 85th birthday, the scene is set for a memorable weekend … in more ways than one, because Richard has quarreled with his heirs and is set upon changing his Will to teach them all a lesson. The arrival of unexpected guests, return of a long-lost relative, and sundry romantic entanglements only make matters more complicated.

When Richard is found dead in his study, a glass of poisoned wine by his side, there is a surfeit of suspects on hand. Clever Inspector Hawthorne has his work cut out for him; everyone at Cheveley Manor is hiding something – and for the murderer, the party isn't over yet.

A classic English country-house whodunit garnished with a dash of fizzy romance, A PARTY TO MURDER will delight fans of Golden Era murder mysteries.

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