Deep Water, Thin Ice

Simon Brook is a celebrated and flamboyant conductor. When he kills himself, his wife Alex is shocked she didn't see it coming. Guilt-ridden and grieving, she escapes to Hillen Hall, an old house by the sea, abandoning her classical singing career and distancing herself from everyone but her sister Erica. Hillen Hall is an old Brook family home. Once a fine manor house, it is now creaking and unloved. When Theo Hellyon, Simon's cousin, turns up offering to help with its renovation, Alex is ...