Death in Ambush : A Lost Christmas Murder Mystery

by Gilruth, Susan | Christmas
Published 10/10/2025 by British Library Publishing in the United Kingdom as part of the British Library Crime Classics series
Paperback | 256 pages, Illustrations
129 x 190 x 22mm | 256g

In a tranquil Kentish village, Dr Sandys and his wife are preparing for Christmas with their guest, Liane 'Lee' Crauford. Festivities start badly when their party is spoiled by an enigmatic widow new to the village, and the atmosphere hits rock bottom when the pompous local nobleman and ceramic-collector Sir Henry Metcalfe unexpectedly dies. Sensing potential villains among Metcalfe's circle, Lee teams up with Detective-Inspector Hugh Gordon to discover the killer playing merry hell with her holiday in this lost vintage mystery, republished for the first time since 1952.