The Butterfly Picnic

<p><b>'For sheer enjoyability this tops almost anything' <i>The Times</i></b><br><br>Intelligent and spirited Georgia March flies to the beautiful Greek island of Dendros to meet her cousin Sweden, but upon arrival finds her cousin Sweden’s body lying in a pool blood . . .<br><br>Georgia has come to the paradise island of Dendros in search of a new life, a new job, and a way to forget about her lost lover. Instead, her adventure begins with tragedy and takes her to a mountain-top fortress – home to a powerful multi-millionaire, his jet set friends and a school for unusual children. In this stunning Greek hideaway Georgia is hired as a teacher, but as she gets to know the children and their unconventional parents she becomes ensnared in a deadly international mystery. <br><br>Our not-so hapless heroine must survive a series of bizarre brushes with death, but also deal with the attentions of a strangely charming man – is he really the wickedest man on the island? <i>Somebody </i>certainly wants her gone as she inches closer and closer to uncovering the truth about Sweden’s death . . . <br><br>Joan Aiken reveals a strong heroine, a breathtaking backdrop and shocking plot twists –<i> The Butterfly Picnic</i> has all the elements of a holiday romance with a dark underside of suspense.</p>