From the New York Times–bestselling author, a tale of family tensions and foul play at a snowed-in Connecticut country house . . . Laura and Henry Frazier, David Gates, and Alice Bullowe are in Connecticut for Christmas. The family is staying in a country home Laura inherited from her aunt, Clara, and Alice, also a niece of the late Clara Beame, is more than a little disappointed by the terms of the will. As an edge of hostility threatens to spoil the party, the drama only grows as manipulative games are played, a blizzard roars outside, a surprise guest arrives—and the holiday turns more scary than merry . . . "One of the few mysteries where no one at all seems to be off limits as the murderer." —Dead YesterdayPraise for Taylor Caldwell "Her sense of timing and her ability to keep even the most alert reader guessing is something readers don't find very often." —Hartford Courant "This bestselling author can tell an engrossing story." —Publishers Weekly