CATCH YOUR DEATH

Three teenage girls end up snowed in at an English mansion where a murder takes place—and the killer is one of the few people trapped there.

One wintry evening, someone poisons wealthy Emily Vanforte in her ancestral home, the gothic Vanforte mansion on the remote, rural Bramble Estate. The prime suspects include those she shared her final meal with—her politician husband, Charles; her daughter, Lottie; Lottie’s boyfriend, Douglas Treefair; and her nephew, Tate Astur. But a snowstorm stranded three other people under the same roof: Devi Mistry, a 17-year-old Londoner of Indian descent, who was driving to her grandmother’s home; Lizzie Newton-Hill, who was delivering a diamond necklace to Emily on her jewelry store owner mother’s behalf; and housekeeper’s assistant Jayne Faraway, who was instructed by Emily to tend to the two unexpected overnight visitors. As darkness falls, the three young women, who are acutely aware that Emily’s killer is lurking around the mansion, wander through passageways exploring as they investigate the Vanforte family’s dark secrets. Divided into five parts—“The House,” “The Murder,” “The Truth,” “The Revenge,” and “The Trial”—the narrative alternates among Devi’s, Lizzie’s, and Jayne’s points of view and includes police interview transcripts. The evocative setting and isolated pool of suspects create a classic mystery feeling that’s both cozy and chilling. The shifting timeline and surprise reveals ramp up the suspense. Most characters are cued white.

An enthralling and twisty locked-room mystery that will keep readers guessing.