Lockdown Manor

Scotland, the 1930s. For more than 600 years, the Inverkillens clan has lived on the ancestral estate of Loch Down, mired in quarrels and grievances. Over the centuries, the family fortunes have shrunk dramatically, and they have to do undignified things for aristocrats: selling salmon and producing cheap whiskey. But nothing works out, and, to make matters worse, in the river they find the body of the 19th earl, with his head smashed in.

The investigation is assigned to the unlucky inspector Jarvis, who quickly writes it off as an accident. After all, in small towns there are no crimes—only fights in pubs. The only one who disagrees with this conclusion is the observant housekeeper, Mrs. McBain. She knows far more secrets about this noble family than anyone else. She is sure—this was a murder, and the killer is hiding in the house, in plain sight…

From the series: A UK national bestseller.