...Well, you can’t have a house party without a murder, can you? It is entertaining indeed to read this inventive author’s spin on the classic whodunit formula, and great to see the series back on course after what I regarded as its weakest entry. This is not an easy type of book to write as so many archetypal whodunits have been written in this manner, but rest assured that you can expect a lively plot with plenty going on. Perhaps the best part of all this is the impressive knowledge of the period that Ms Dunn displays in all her books. It would have been so easy to write this type of thing set in a remote mansion and concentrate only on plot and characters, ignoring the period. Instead we are constantly reminded that the war is only a few years behind, and that this is a different era from our own in so many ways, with regard to people’s mores and outlook on life. This is anything but modern times in fancy dress. The only flaw in this jewel is a rather abrupt ending, but even this shows that I was reluctant to leave such a well researched and entertaining novel.