When Suzanna Dirkston learns that her father, a wealthy shipping tycoon, is dead, she knows it was no accident. Forced to return to the family estate, Suzanna is quick to sense the air of mystery and intrigue that hangs over the house and its inhabitants. Her shock grows when she learns that her father, true to form, is still trying to manipulate her even from the grave. His will stipulates that she must marry a man he has chosen. If she doesn't, she will leave her extended family destitute. Will Suzanna uncover the truth behind her father's death? Will she accede to his final wishes? And who - or what - will stop at nothing to have their way?