Part of Death on Demand, book 16
First published 2005
Britt Barlow knows someone murdered her media mogul brother-in-law Jeremiah Addison. She found the trip wire that sent him tumbling down the stairs at his island estate a year ago. She disposed of the evidence, but she never forgot. Now Britt stages an elaborate trap. She invites everyone who attended that fatal weekend back to Golden Silk, Addison's secluded island retreat. She also brings Annie and Max Darling to help her identify the killer. Annie eagerly accepts the invitation. The guest list offers plenty of suspects, each with solid reasons to want the insufferable tycoon dead. The weekend takes a sinister turn when the houseman disappears. The boats vanish too, stranding everyone on the island. Annie and Max find themselves trapped with a murderer who grows increasingly desperate. They edge closer to the truth, but the killer edges closer to them.
Genres: suspense, mystery, thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: closed-circle-mystery, trapped-together
Setting: Golden Silk, Island Retreat
352 pages · Mass Market Paperback · William Morrow Paperbacks