Returning from a much-needed holiday, Persimmon 'Simmy' Brown discovers
that life in the Lake District is, as ever, far from relaxing. Before
she can enjoy the idea of being the future Mrs Chris Henderson, her
fiancé discovers the body of his friend, antique dealer Jonathan
Woolley, brutally strangled in a house in Grasmere.
Enlisting the help of her friends and amateur detectives Ben and Bonnie,
the investigation appears to ask more questions than it answers as
historical grudges against the dead man are revealed. It seems that many
people had a reason for wanting him dead. But with Chris's increasingly
evasive and odd behaviour, Simmy begins to wonder if he is more involved
in the murder than he is saying. How can she put her trust in a man with
something to hide?