Review of ‘Death Goes on Skis’ by Nancy Spain

There  was nothing conventional about Nancy Spain, and there’s nothing conventional about ‘Death Goes On Skis’. It’s funny, observant, and unexpected. It’s a book of it’s time and there’s the odd thing that made me cringe, but the genius of Nancy Spain overcomes any of that. 

Yes, it’s a murder mystery, but it’s also a snapshot of a class of people, trying to hold on, to live as if a dreadful world war hadn’t just happened. The story meanders, but with a purpose. It reveals. It’s deliciously irreverent, with a very unusual group of characters. I’ve fallen in love with Nancy Spain’s writing and can’t wait to get started on the rest of her body of work.