Nestled high in the Tuscan hills lies Villa Volpone, home to renowned crime writer Jonah Moore and his creative writing course. It's also the last place retired DCI Dan Armstrong expected to spend his retirement! Dan's no writer, but maybe this break will help him to think about the next chapter in his own life story? But only days into the course, Jonah Moore is found stabbed to death with his award-winning silver dagger! And Dan finds himself pulled out of retirement with a killer to catch. The other guests all seem shocked by Jonah's death, but Dan knows that one of them must be lying. And as he and Italian Virgilio Pisano begin to investigate it quickly becomes clear that at Villa Volpone has secrets to hide... But can Dan discover who the murderer is before they strike again?