A Coat Of Varnish - Tapa blanda

?An impressive novel, as elegant and capacious as the Belgravia houses in which it is set?--New Statesman

'An impressive novel, as elegant and capacious as the Belgravia houses in which it is set', New Statesman, New Statesman--New Statesman

An impressive novel, as elegant and capacious as the Belgravia houses in which it is set.--New Statesman

A fine chronicler of change in our time, Snow is also an exact recorder of decay.--Observer

Like a snake luxuriously uncoiling itself in the sun... Lord Snow is brilliant.--Daily Telegraph

One of Lord Snows best in any genre.--Listener

Humphrey Leigh, retired resident of Belgravia, pays a social visit to an old friend, Lady Ashbrook. She is waiting for her test results, fearing cancer. When Lady Ashbrook gets the all clear she has ten days to enjoy her new lease of life. And then she is found murdered.