The Skull Beneath The Skin Av P. D. James

<p>A Cordelia Gray Mystery<br><br>Hired to protect a beautiful but neurotic actress, Cordelia Gray soon becomes embroiled in a case as dangerous to her own life as it is mysterious.<br><br>Clarissa Lisle hopes to make a spectacular comeback in a production of <i>The Duchess of Malfi</i>, to be played in Ambrose Gorringe''s sinister castle at Courcy Island. Cordelia is there to ensure her safety following the appearance of a number of poison-pen letters. But it soon becomes clear that all are in danger. Trapped within the walls of the Gothic castle, the treacherous past of the island re-emerges, and everyone seems to have a motive for sending Clarissa ''down, down to hell''.<br><br>Marking the return of Cordelia Gray, <i>The Skull beneath the Skin</i> is a complex mystery which more than lives up to its predecessor, <i>An Unsuitable Job for a Woman</i>.</p>