The Arrival Of An Unexpected Guest Means Trouble Ahead For The Residents Of Thorncroft House In This Deftly-plotted Victorian Mystery. On A Freezing Winter''s Night, With The Household In Mourning Following The Death Of The Dowager Lady Croft, The Residents Of Thorncroft House Are Roused From Their Beds By The Arrival Of An Unexpected Visitor. Although Lady Stanton Seems Reluctant To Explain The Reasons For Her Visit, Housekeeper Harriet Rowsley Would Never Turn A Stranger From The Door; She Offers Lady Stanton And Her Servants All The Hospitality At Her Disposal, However Secretive And Arrogant The New Guest Might Be.but Tensions Arise Over The Following Days, With Both Visitors And Servants Trapped Indoors By The Snow, And Lady Stanton Proving A Difficult And Demanding Guest.