Afraid of the Dark by James Reach (paperback)

Characters: 6 male, 7 female 
Scenery: Interior
There's an outrageously funny basic situation, terrific pace and suspense and laughs galore. Chauncey and Lillums arrive at "Stone Mansion" for their honeymoon. It's an isolated country estate belonging to his aunt and supposedly unoccupied. Chauncey confesses he's been "afraid of the dark" ever since childhood. Having unburdened himself---m the lights suddenly go out! And then they go on again and they find they're surrounded by fantastic characters in this supposedly deserted house. Then they find themselves in the midst of a spy plot---with a difference.