A Swiss mountain ski resort provides the

setting for Patricia iM,~) es s newest suspense

novel. Montarraz, .~ qnall, picturesque

village set among ~ .~ eeping, snow-covered

Alpine slopes antl green, pine forests, is a

tranquil Alpine !.wn in summer, a winter-

sports whirl "in ,cason." The indefatigabje

Detective Chief Su p, ,mtcndent Henry Tib-

bett and his wife, Emnay, are invited there

to spend the Cit~t,~mas holidays quietly

with a friend. Once there, Henry and

Emmy suddenly fnJ,a themselves unwit-

tingly enmeshed in rumors of scandal that

threaten the stability of the French govern-

ment. They are plunged into such diverse

apr&-ski recreations as blackmail and, with

a quick slash of a large carving knife, an

imponderable, vicious murder. With her

usual deft touch, Pamcia Moyes offers one

of her most intriguing puzzles as well as

an amazing and amusing intrigue that will

surely captivate all Henry Tibbett fans.