New York: Warner, (2001.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's fourth novel: "The austere old farmhouse looms menacingly in the French autumn dusk, surrounded by acres of vineyards. It was here that Odile, matriach of the far-flung Annesley clan, had retreated years before in tragedy's wake. It is here that her many descendants will gather to celebrate her eightieth birthday and hear her discuss the terms of her will. And it is here that menace and murder will slip undetected through the big house's door." 290 pp. ISBN: 0-89296-7323.