Book description
Henry Rathbone arrives to spend Christmas at the Dreghorn family manor
house near Ullswater. He is greeted by the news that the master of the
house, Judah Dreghorn has slipped while crossing a stream in the grounds
of the estate in the middle of the night, and drowned. Not only this,
but Ashton Gower, recently released from prison, is slandering Judah's
name, claiming that his family rightfully owns the estate and that the
forged deeds for which he was imprisoned were in fact genuine. To
Rathbone and the two remaining Dreghorn brothers, also returning to the
Lakes for Christmas, Judah's mysterious death and Gower's outrageous
claims seem inextricably linked.
