The murderer in Corfu claims another victim. Back in reality, Eliot’s condition worsens, and Susan unexpectedly finds herself a suspect in a murder case.
As Eliot’s health rapidly deteriorates, he lashes out and accuses his own family of murder. Meanwhile, within the novel, Atticus Pünd closes in on his prime suspect.
Atticus Pünd interrogates the Chalfont family. Susan discovers Miriam Crace may have been murdered.
Back in London, Susan Ryeland is once again corralled into the world of detective Atticus Pünd as he investigates the death of Lady Margaret Chalfont in the Greek Isle of Corfu.