the dead of winter: a john madden mystery (john madden mysteries book 3)  <b>"[rennie airth&apos;s] meticulously detailed procedural mysteries are beautifully written . . . well worth reading, and rereading."—marilyn stasio, <i>the new york times book review</i> <br /><br />rennie airth&apos;s <i>the decent inn of death</i> is forthcoming.</b><br /><br /> on a freezing london night in 1944, rosa novak is brutally murdered during a blackout. scotland yard suspects the young polish refugee was the victim of a random act of violence and might have dropped the case if former police investigator john madden hadn&apos;t been her employer. madden feels he owes it to rosa to find her killer and pushes the investigation, uncovering her connection to a murdered parisian furrier, a member of the resistance, and a stolen cache of diamonds. <br /><br /> delivering the atmospheric writing and compelling characters that have already established rennie airth as a master of suspense as well as style, this long-awaited third installment in the john madden series is historical crime writing at its best.