Spinsters in Jeopardy

A British police detective looks into sinister doings in the South of France in a crime thriller with "e;more than a little excitement"e; (Kirkus Reviews). Inspector Roderick Alleyn has decamped for the South of France on a family vacation though for him, the vacation will involve some official poking around. Unfortunately, the object of his poking the cultish denizens of a sinister and luxurious chateau are not fond of being poked, and they have a particularly unpleasant way of getting their point across . . . "e;Charming, cultivated, witty and none the less terrifying . . .a pure thriller . . .you're not apt to find a better evening's entertainment."e; The New York Times