Nancy Hunter runs the bookstore “Deadly Turn” with her grandmother, Jane. In their favorite village, it’s always quiet and peaceful—no unforeseen incidents, except snow falling before Christmas and blocking even the pedestrian paths. But one day, the influential Roth family invites all the neighbors to a reception.
For the first time in twenty years, the doors of the village’s most mysterious mansion open. The celebration is magnificent—servants in tuxedos, exquisite appetizers, and sparkle everywhere. Right in the middle of the festivities, when the family delivers lofty speeches, a terrible scream rings out… On the cold chessboard-pattern floor, they find Lucy, Harry Roth’s wife, dead.
Someone knocked her off the stairs, but for what reason?
Nancy decides to begin investigating—no wonder her name was given in honor of a famous detective. And Grandma Jane is also ready to join. Will they be able to find the killer using the methods of their favorite detectives, or will this case have a deadly ending too?