Six guests are invited to Midwinter Trust, an upscale, exclusive resort in the North Pennines. Fieldstone buildings, cozy fireplaces, gourmet meals, a quiet place to enjoy the holiday. The perfect setting for a few people to start dying under mysterious circumstances.
Agatha is a writer whose first novel was insanely popular. These days she struggles to get any words on the page, paralyzed by the pressure of creating something even remotely as successful. Her husband surprises her with a first-class ticket to Montreal, a six-hour train ride with drinks, snacks, and quiet — and no Wifi or cell service.
Lina has never been one to catch the eye of men. She is, by her own admission, rather plain and disinterested. She had resigned herself to the life of an old maid until she is charmed by a suave and handsome Johnnie Aysgarth–and his happy-go-lucky veneer is hiding some dark elements.
Before Grantchester, there was Father Brown. And before Miss Marple’s poison pen letter, there was Ethel Lina White and her novel of misgivings.
It’s all about literary murder abroad in these two cozy mysteries — one in a French chateau and on aboard the most famous train in the world.