Phryne Fisher, scented and surprisingly ruthless, is not one to let
sleuthing an horrific crime get in the way of an elegant dalliance. The
redoubtable Phryne Fisher is holidaying at Cave House, a Gothic mansion
in the heart of the Victorian mountain country. But the peaceful country
surroundings mask danger. Her host is receiving death threats, lethal
traps are set without explanation around the house and the parlourmaid
is found strangled to death. What with the reappearance of the
mysterious funerary urns, a pair of young lovers, an extremely eccentric
swagman, an angry outcast heir, and the luscious Lin Chung, Phryne's
attention has definitely been caught. Phryne's search for answers takes
her deep into the dungeons of the house and of the limestone Buchan
caves. But what will she find this time?