The Dacre Dilemma Author Surname:Tope marooned in a ramshackle hotel

marooned in a ramshackle hotel inherited from dead parents in the armpit of Perthshire

will be aimed squarely at him

Tension mounts and a murder ensues

and Josephine and DCI Archie Penrose find themselves on a trail leading back to the house that inspired a young Daphne du Maurier - a trail that echoes Rebecca's timeless themes of obsession

So when he decides to take a year out to write something of quality

The Dacre Dilemma Author Surname:Tope marooned in a ramshackle hotelSimmy Brown is four months pregnant, working partly from home, partly from her Windermere florist shop and very much feeling her age when her husband, Christopher, asks her to deliver flowers to Eleanor Padgett. As an expert in antique textiles, Eleanor has been a considerable help to him at his auction house. The visit out to the charming Lake District village of Dacre is squeezed into Simmy's endless to do list. It is a moment of calm to appreciate