High And Low Maurier sustained only by the kindness

sustained only by the kindness of strangers

David calls the only person he can trust in a moment of crisis - his literary agent

stately - and in frightful need of repair

'Eerie and gripping' Daily Mail

where every room bears the billionaire's love of puzzles

High And Low Maurier sustained only by the kindnessIn the worst day of the year, and on the twelfth day of Christmas, a group of people come under siege in Cross Street, North London. A gang is hunting for a child who has been drawn into crime with tragic results; there is a riot outside the church where asylum seekers have been sleeping, and many cities have descended into fierce protests. Inside the Literary Cafe, a group of writers, bakers and shopkeepers are sheltering. Their petty feuds and past