Returning from her honeymoon with dashing Darcy O'Mara, Lady Georgiana Rannoch sets off with her friend, Belinda, who has just inherited an old cottage in Cornwall. When Belinda's old acquaintance Rose Summers invites them to stay at Trewoma Hall, it becomes awkward quickly—Belinda once had an affair with the woman's husband. Following Love and Death Among the Cheetahs, this 14th adventure turns deadly when a member of the household is found murdered, and all clues point to Belinda as the prime suspect.