Can a peaceful Christmas survive the arrival of a mysterious widow and a sudden death?

In Death in Ambush, a tranquil Kentish village becomes the stage for a holiday nightmare. Dr Sandys and his wife are preparing for Christmas with their guest, Liane ‘Lee’ Crauford, but festivities are quickly spoiled by an enigmatic new arrival. The atmosphere hits rock bottom when the pompous local nobleman, Sir Henry Metcalfe, dies unexpectedly.

Sensing potential villains among Metcalfe’s circle, Lee teams up with Detective-Inspector Hugh Gordon to discover the killer playing merry hell with her holiday. Republished for the first time since 1952, this lost vintage mystery is a clever, light-hearted puzzle that captures the tensions and secrets lurking beneath the surface of a genteel English Christmas.

Part of the British Library Crime Classics series, this edition includes an introduction by Martin Edwards, reviving a gem of the genre that bridges the Golden Age and the psychological complexity of post-war crime fiction.