The dead of winter : a Rina Martin mystery. Vol. 5

A Rina Martin Mystery - Against her better judgement, Rina Martin accepts an invitation to Aikensthorpe, a country house hotel with a sinister reputation. Gathered there are a collection of experts in the esoteric; their plan is to re-enact the incident in 1872 that left one man dead and another mad. Rina, unimpressed by the company and their techniques, is relieved when her friend DI MacGregor comes to rescue her. But then a blizzard traps them in the house, and Edwin Holmes, grand old man of psychical research, is found murdered in his bed . . . Review Rina Martin (A Reason to Kill, 2008) accepts an invitation to accompany her protégé, Tim, and his fiancée, Joy, to a conference at an isolated country estate. Tim, a magician, is excited about plans to reenact an 1872 event that left one person dead, drove another mad, and turned a third into a recluse. Rina and Joy are not impressed by the crew of "experts" gathered for the presentation. Their worries intensify when a blizzard cuts the estate off from the rest of the world, and Edwin Holmes, the great expert on psychic research, turns up murdered in his bed. This is a classic locked-room British cozy that will appeal to M. C. Beaton fans. -- Booklist, October 1st, 2011 Much against her better judgement, Rina accepts an invitation to join her protege, Tim, and his fiancee, Joy, at Aikensthorpe, a country house hotel with a sinister reputation. The weather then cuts them off from the outside world and a man is murdered in the hotel. It is concluded the killer must be in the house, but who is it? Against her better judgement, Rina Martin accepts an invitation to a country house hotel with a sinister reputation and looks forward to leaving when she is joined by DI MacGregor, but a blizzard prevents their departure and then Edwin Holmes, grand old man of psychic research, is found murdered in his bed