A murder at an artists'' colony - but not everyone wants Chief Superintendent Wycliffe to investigate . . .

The artists'' colony is at the site of a disused mine working on the moor west of St Ives, and it''s run by Archer and his wife Lina, according to astrological principlesThe newest member of the colony is Francine, a beautiful if fey young woman with a legacy to invest. Archer isn''t keen - not least because she is a Scorpio - but Lina takes a more pragmatic view.

Then Francine is found dead, killed by a deliberately blocked gas-heater flue.

Wycliffe investigates - and soon discovers that several members of the colony have very good reasons for not wanting the police poking into their affairs . .

Format Häftad Omfång 208 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Orion Publishing Co Utgivningsdatum 2001-08-02 ISBN 9780752843841