Sir Rudri Hopkinson, a slightly cracked rich Englishmen with a penchant for history, is determined to reenact the ancient rituals at the temple of Eleusis in hopes of summoning the goddess Demeter. Among the thirteen people he’s gathered for the experiment is a rival scholar, a handsome photographer, his adult children, and a trio of mischievous boys, whose nefarious activities are financed by criminal psychologist Beatrice Bradley. When one of their number goes missing and a severed head turns up in a box of snakes, it’s time for Mrs. Bradley to set aside her babysitting chores and turn sleuth.

First published in 1937, Come Away, Death is Mitchell at her best and shows why contemporary critics lumped her with Sayers and Christie as one of the “big three” of English women mystery writers. In addition to a tight plot, a fascinating locale, a short but informative history of minor Greek gods, and some well-drawn characters, Mitchell displays a delicious, almost Noel Cowardish wit.

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