A nicely tense mystery, with a very promising beginning, with passengers stranded on a wintry journey forced to take shelter in a mysterious house. The ending let it down a bit but the way there was lots of fun.

An unusual take on the locked room/cozy mystery unfortunately populated with some real dummies. It reads like quicksand, and I really had to drag myself to the end on this one. But, I'd recommend it to the true fans of the Golden Age and, especially, for the twisty beginning.

3.5 stars for Mystery in White by J Jefferson Farjeon, the second book I have read by this author.

On Christmas Eve a snowstorm rages. A group of disoriented travellers who, somewhat unwisely, have abandoned their stranded train, have stumbled upon a deserted house. But a deserted house where a bread knife lays on the floor, the kettle is boiling, the fires are lit and tea is laid.

I really enjoyed most of this book. It was not until we got to the final chapters that it all began to wear a little thin. There was one part of several pages I had to re-read several times to get it all straight in my mind and, to my mind, the ending was very messy and unsatisfying.

Disappointing, because until then it was a fun read. I was thinking, as I read, what a wonderful movie this would make, casting a young Joanna Lumley as Laura, produced by the BBC or whosoever makes the Agatha Christie series. And perhaps it would make a wonderful movie. The ending might come across better on screen than it did in print.

Thank you to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for providing a review copy of Mystery in White by J. Jefferson Farjeon. All opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.