A Cordelia Gray MysteryHired to protect a beautiful but neurotic actress, Cordelia Gray soon becomes embroiled in a case as dangerous to her own life as it is mysterious.Clarissa Lisle hopes to make a spectacular comeback in a production of `The Duchess of Malfi`, to be played in Ambrose Gorringe`s sinister castle at Courcy Island. Cordelia is there to ensure her safety following the appearance of a number of poison-pen letters. But it soon becomes clear that all are in danger. Trapped within the walls of the Gothic castle, the treacherous past of the island re-emerges, and everyone seems to have a motive for sending Clarissa `down, down to hell`.Marking the return of Cordelia Gray, `The Skull Beneath the Skin` is a complex mystery which more than lives up to its predecessor, `An Unsuitable Job for a Woman`.