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Murder and mayhem strike when a small group of people are confined to an island in the middle of a New Zealand lake in one of Ngaio Marshs last and best novels.The luxury mansion on New Zealands Lake Waihoe was the ideal place for the world-famous soprano to rest after her triumphant tour. Chief Superintendent Alleyn and his wife were among the house guests but theirs was not a social visit.When tragedy struck, the peace of the island was shattered. With a houseful of suspects, now isolated by one of the lakes sudden storms, Alleyn was to face one of his trickiest cases