The eighth book in Dorothy L Sayers'' classic Lord Peter Wimsey series, introduced by bestselling thriller writer Lee Child - a must-read for fans of Agatha Christie''s Poirot and Margery Allingham''s Campion Mysteries.

''D. L. Sayers is one of the best detective story writers'' Daily Telegraph

A young woman falls asleep on a deserted beach and wakes to discover the body of a man whose throat has been slashed from ear to ear . . .

The young woman is the celebrated detective novelist Harriet Vane, once again drawn against her will into a murder investigation in which she herself could be a suspect.

Lord Peter Wimsey is only too eager to help her clear her name.

''She brought to the detective novel originality, intelligence, energy and wit.'' P. D. James