AsheadofhouseholdfornoneotherthanAgathaChristie,PhyllidaBrightfindsherpositionincludespolishingsilver,servingluncheons...anddrawinginspirationfromthecrimeauthor’sfictionaldetectiveswhenmysteriousdeathsatMallowanHallbaffleherfamousemployer...TuckedawayamongDevon’srollinggreenhills,MallowanHallcombinesthebestofEnglishtraditionwiththemodernconveniencesof1930.HousekeeperPhyllidaBrightmanagesthelargehouseholdwithanironfistinherveryelegantglove.Inonerespect,however,MallowanHallstandsfarapartfromotherpicturesquecountryhouses.ForthemanorishometoarchaeologistMaxMallowanandhisfamouswife--AgathaChristie...Phyllidaisbothloyaltoandprotectiveofthecrimewriter,whoisasmuchfriendasemployer.Anaficionadoofdetectivefiction,PhyllidahasyettofindagentlemaninreallifehalfasfascinatingasMrs.Agatha’sBelgianhero,HerculePoirot.Butthoughaccustomedtomurderanditsmethodsasfrequenttopicsofconversation,Phyllidaisunpreparedforthesightofaveryreal,verydeadbodyonthelibraryfloor...ItsoonbecomesclearthatthevictimarrivedatMallowanHallunderfalsepretensesduringaweekendparty.Andwhenanotherdeadbodyisdiscovered--thistime,oneofherhousemaids--PhyllidadecidestofollowinM.Poirot’sfootstepstodeterminewhichoftheMallowans’guestsisthekiller.NowonlyPhyllida’switswillpreventherownstoryfromcomingtoanabruptend...
