1932.
Sun hats and linen suits, afternoon cocktails, and the uneasy calm of borrowed luxury.
Invited to be guests of honour at a dazzling and exclusive New Year’s party in Nice, Jack, Frances, and Uncle Sal expect elegance and escape. Instead, their glamorous hostess has a delicate problem: stolen government documents must be recovered quickly–and quietly. Just when they think they’ve solved the case, a death under palm trees raises the stakes.
In the Mediterranean winter, old resentments simmer, secrets surface, and the three sleuths must navigate a world of privilege and pretence among expatriates and holidaymakers clinging to elegance as the world struggles to recover.
A seductive and sun-soaked 1930s cosy mystery of envy, betrayal, and danger far from home.
Trope: Amateur detective, Whodunnit, Women Sleuths
