The frozen shroud : a Lake District mystery
(Book)

Just before the First World War, a young woman's corpse was found, with a makeshift shroud frozen to her battered face. Her ghost, the Faceless Woman, is said to walk through Ravenbank each Halloween. Just five years ago, Katya Moss, was killed, her face also covered to hide her injuries. The old and seemingly related cases fascinate Daniel Kind, a specialist in the history of murder.Then while he is attending a Halloween party in Ravenbank, a third murder occurs. Once again, the corpse's face is shrouded from view. This can't be a coincidence.