Nicola Upson’s new novel, The Dead of Winter, is a contemporary twist on the Golden Age Christmas mystery and is set on a snowy St Michael’s Mount in December 1938, when storm clouds were gathering once again over Europe. The book is the ninth in Nicola’s series featuring the real life crime writer, Josephine Tey, and the fictional detective, Archie Penrose, named after the Penrose Estate near Porthleven, where the idea for the novels was born. In this latest instalment, Archie and Josephine gather with friends for a glittering festive house party, but two brutal deaths on the Mount – and the unexpected arrival of a famous film star, in need of sanctuary – interrupt the celebrations. Like all of Nicola’s novels, The Dead of Winter is inspired by real people and places, and pays homage to the Mount’s unique history. It’s the second book in the series to be based in Cornwall; the first, Angel With Two Faces, was set on the Penrose Estate and in Porthleven, where Nicola has had a home for 20 years, and where she writes all her books.
Do you remember your first impressions of Cornwall?
Denne historien er fra November 2020-utgaven av Cornwall Life.
Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.
Allerede abonnent ? Logg på
Denne historien er fra November 2020-utgaven av Cornwall Life.
Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.
Allerede abonnent? Logg på
Gems Of The Sea
A Cornwall-based designer-maker is turning a by-product of marine litter into unique pieces of jewellery
In Search Of Autumn
Award-winning photographer David Chapman explores Fowey and its surrounding area
The secret GARDENER
It’s been 30 years since Sir Tim Smit discovered Cornwall’s Lost Gardens of Heligan. Su Carroll talks to him about his horticultural voyage of discovery
Look East
Look across the water at the South West’s latest resident: Sir Antony Gormley’s Look II
Eco by the sea
Beautiful buildings shouldn’t cost the earth, as stunning eco-home Waterhouse, created near Rock by ARCO2, readily illustrates
Flavours of LOCKDOWN
The spring lockdown created thousands of new entrepreneurs – and Cornwall’s food and drink industry has been boosted by hundreds of new products. Whet your appetite...
Go WILD in the water
With leisure centres closed, getting a swim means heading out to sea - but that’s not the only reason wild swimming is on the rise
Criminal Cornwall
St Michael’s Mount is the setting for a brutal death (or two) in the latest Cornish crime story by best-selling writer Nicola Upson
Autumn colour
Autumn is the perfect time to walk around Cornwall’s gardens and enjoy the gorgeous autumnal colour our mild weather has to offer. We pick nine wonderful places to visit
A Unique Spirit
A unique spirit Collecting rare and exclusive alcoholic drinks is a luxurious hobby that is only growing in popularity