Have you ever relaxed after an enjoyable dinner with guests over a few bottles of wine? Then, one of your guests is murdered!
A social dinner is useful for networking according to Chris Dalworth, so he and his partner Ann invite business acquaintances from whom they buy furniture. The table is set for eight and all look forward to a pleasant evening.
Eligible bachelors and attractive women add spice to the occasion..
Everything goes to plan. After dinner, the guests wander happily through the house Chris is slightly drunk but Ann keeps an eye on things.
Suddenly, the unthinkable happens. A guest is found murdered.
Instead of a sociable get-together, the house becomes a crime scene and all but one of the guests are suspects.
The police and CSI team arrive, the guests are interviewed and the crime scene itself is minutely examined.
The scene moves between the houses of the guests, a furniture factory and the local police station. Then one of the guests gets too close to the truth............
This is a clever hudunnit with a touch of comedy and romance thrown in for good measure.