Synopsis

It’s a big day at Christophe et Cie, a small couture house off Regent Street. Mr Bevan will announce which of his staff will become general manager of a new branch in Deauville, France.

Will it be the talented and elegant Miss Doon or the loyal and long-serving Miss Gregory? Perhaps senior saleswoman Irene or showroom manager Dorian will get the job. Events take a dramatic turn over lunch when one of the candidates collapses and dies…

Inspector Charlesworth and Sergeant Wyler have a murder enquiry on their hands. Behind the glamour and gossip of a boutique fashion house, secrets and lies are rife, and more than one person may have harboured resentment towards the victim.

Richard Harris’s thrilling play is based on Christianna Brand’s debut crime novel.

Warning: Themes of murder / suicide