Death goes to town at Moriston House, Lord Hugo Anstead's elegant estate tucked away in the rosy English countryside. Afternoon tea turns cold when the Mayfair Detective Agency investigates a mysterious death at Bellmair Cottage, home of former politician and local crook, Albert Denman. A host of shady suspects cloud the case, including his unsociable son, Edmund, his spoiled daughter, Fran, and his dangerous brother, Nigel. But was his death connected to the murder of a prominent Member of Parliament? And when artifacts from his estate vanish suspiciously, Lord Hugo and the village sleuths race to solve the case before the murderer strikes again.