The White Priory Murders: A Mystery for Christmas

James Bennett, nephew of Sir Henry Merrivale (the cantankerous yet genius sleuth), has been invited to stay at White Priory for Christmas, among the retinue of the glamorous Hollywood actress Marcia Tait. Her producer, her lover, her playwright and her agent are all here, along with the haughty master of the estate, Canifest, and his daughter. So many suspects they become when Marcia Tait is found dead on Christmas morning in the lakeside pavilion, having been left there alone the night before, and with a distinct lack of footprints in the snow to reveal any possible killer. Then Henry Merrivale arrives to piece together what appears to be an impossible crime.