Murder goes mumming

the long version

Inspector Madoc Rhys and his lovely fiancée, Janet, were off to a house party in a lumber baron's mansion on the legend-haunted shores of Bay Chaleur in New Brunswick. Squire Condrycke was the perfect Lord of Misrule, his family the merriest crew alive... all but rich old Granny, who lost first her teeth, then her life. Was it old age that did her in? Was it the butler with his too-potent wassail? Or was it one of her allegedly doting relatives? Never mind, said Squire, the mumming must go on. And on it went until the Phantom Ship of Bay Chaleur brought a portent dire enough to kill any party... and Inspector Rhys went back to work.