'HE LEFT A WREATH OF CONDOLENCE AT OUR FRONT DOOR, THEN VANISHED.'The women of the WISE Enquiries Agency should be enjoying the early summer with their loved ones, but find themselves facing a truly baffling a mysterious figure has been spotted in Anwen-by-Wye, heralding tragedy. Nerves in the village are frayed, and the skills of all four of our private investigators are needed to work out what's going on - aided by Althea, dowager duchess of Chellingworth, of course.When death strikes far too close to home for our beloved enquiry agents the stakes are raised in what has become a fatal game of cat and mouse...revealing dark secrets hidden by a person everybody thought they knew.Meanwhile, the duke and duchess are busy organizing projects designed to help revitalize the Chellingworth Estate, though their proposals aren't viewed favorably by all, and - snatching time as a couple when they can - Annie and Tudor are considering their future, as are Christine and Alexander...though in different ways, and with some surprising outcomes.