Murder is in the air at Moriston House, Lord Hugo Anstead's stylish estate in the rosy English countryside. The sleepy village of Halfereton wakes to find that a seemingly simple case of natural death is anything but conclusive. Why was Walter Halston murdered? Another unsolved mystery leads Lord Hugo and the village sleuths into the dangerous past of a notable villain, as they race against time to uncover the truth. But will they solve the case before the murderer strikes again?