Adelbert Stires has just finished building his new mansion on the Cape and is having a weekend housewarming. Prudence Whitsby finds herself a guest through her friend Rowena Fible. It’s to be a grand time until a heavy snowfall hits and the guests are stranded at the mansion with no light, heat of telephone!

Things become even worse when the host is found dead. Arsenic poisoning is the diagnosis. How it was administered is a mystery.

Asey Mayo stops by to visit with Pru and finds he’s walked into a murder investigation. Having solved a number of cases, he is at home with the situation.

A large number of suspects and easy access to arsenic make for a difficult time of determining the murder. There is also the matter of how the arsenic was administered to the victim.

Asey’s past experience and curiosity find that it may not be a simple case of poisoning, but something more.

The Asey Mayo series was written in the 1930s and I find they are enjoyable reads. ( )

Fun book - written in the 1930's - takes place on Cape Cod. ( )