Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh had been looking forward to a quiet holiday at his aunt's cottage on Monksmere Head. However, all hope of peace is soon shattered by murder. The mutilated body of a local crime writer, Maurice Seaton, floats ashore in a drifting dinghy to drag Adam Dalgliesh into a macabre investigation.

They plan to have a quiet country honeymoon. Then Lord Peter Wimsey and his bride Harriet Vane find the previous owner's body in the cellar. Set in a country village seething with secrets and snobbery, this is a love story with detective interruptions and a detective story with romantic interruptions.

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The Vulcan Theatre had been Martyn Tarne's last hope. She was glad to accept the humble job of dresser to its leading lady. And then came the opening night. To Martyn it brought a strange turn of fortune - but to one distinguished member of the cast it was to bring sudden and unforeseen death.