Even on vacation, Inspector Roderick Alleyn can't escape evil. On the way to the French Riviera, he glances out the train window at the eerie Chateau of the Silver Goat – and sees a shadow raise a knife to another shadow. Investigating, he unearths a witches' coven, a drug ring, and murder. 17th in the series. "May's husky voice is perfect, as usual, and her narration, timing, accents, and tone are faultless."—Kliatt