num_pages: 291
description: December 1938 and storm clouds hover once again over Europe. Josephine Tey and Archie Penrose gather with friends for a Cornish Christmas but two strange and brutal deaths on St Michael's Mount - and the unexpected arrival of a world famous film star in need of sanctuary - interrupt the festivities. Cut off by the sea and a relentless blizzard the hunt for a murderer begins.Pivoting on a real moment in history the ninth novel in the 'Josephine Tey' series draws on all the much-loved conventions of the Golden Age Christmas mystery whilst giving them a thrilling contemporary twist.
language: English
title: The Dead of Winter
publisher: Faber  Faber