by Lucy Foley
First published 2026
Miss Marple arrives at the Grand Alpine Hotel, a luxury resort perched high in the Swiss Alps and reached only by a narrow mountain railway. The hotel attracts wealthy guests seeking exclusive access to pristine ski slopes and spectacular mountain panoramas. Among the current visitors are a famous actress, an ambitious politician, a prominent society wife, an impulsive friend, and a calculating doctor. Each guest harbors secrets from their past. Miss Marple observes the tensions brewing beneath the surface of polite conversation and expensive clothing. When a guest turns up dead and a fierce blizzard traps everyone inside the hotel, Miss Marple must solve the case before the killer chooses another victim. The detective faces a puzzle where multiple guests have reasons to commit murder.
Genres: classic-literature, mystery, adult-fiction, thriller, detective
Vibes: atmospheric, claustrophobic, elegant, puzzle-driven, suspenseful
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, locked-room-mystery, multiple-suspects, whodunit
Setting: Grand Alpine Hotel, Swiss Alps
295 pages · Hardcover · William Morrow
Content warnings: murder