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.
While Judith and Suzie team up with the police to find the murderer, tensions reach a boiling point among Becks’ housemates trapped in the house.
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.
When a man is killed during her university reunion, Becks finds herself landing on the wrong side of a murder investigation.
Atticus Pünd interrogates the Chalfont family. Susan discovers Miriam Crace may have been murdered.
As the suspects’ secrets begin to stack up, the trio hits a frustrating wall: absolutely no one seems to have a clear motive for wanting the mayor dead. What important clues are they missing?
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.
When the mayor of Marlow suddenly dies during a town council meeting, Judith, Becks and Suzie investigate every single suspect trapped in the room.
Alan and his friends finally get the chance to battle the Post Office in court.
Alan allies with the Post Office in the hope his friends can get justice at last.