When young Sarah Parrish takes a skiing vacation to Gulmarg, a resort nestled in the mountains above the fabled Vale of Kashmir, she anticipates an entertaining but uneventful stay.But the discovery of the grtoesque corpse of grey-haried, sociable Mrs. Matthews casts a dark shadow over the party – and on learning the real truth about hr death, Sarah finds herself tangled in a deadly web of of intrigue, secret messages, mysterious meetings – and murder. Cover art  by George Strange.