DCI Monika Paniatowski's superior, George Baxter, continues to blame her
for the death of his wife, although she had nothing to do with it. He
assigns her to oversee a music festival at an earl's estate. Because
this is going to involve some time, her superior brings in DCI
Wellbeloved to take over her team.
While Monika is busy with security details, a murder has occurred in
Whitebridge. DI Beresford and DS Meadows grudgingly admit that the new
DCI is manipulating them better than they thought possible. Beresford
discovers that the victim had written a substantial cheque to a private
detective just prior to his death.
Wellbeloved is positive that he has the perpetrator in his grasp, so he
ignores information that Monika passes on to the team, which she has
gleaned out at the earl's estate.
When the earl's wife is brutally beaten he demands that Monika be put in
charge of the investigation. Baxter is forced to back down in face of
the earl's demands. Surprisingly the cases are inextricably tied
together, and author Sally Spencer provides a shocking conclusion to
this police thriller.
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