How could poor young barrister Julia Larwood have guessed that her hard-won night of passion would end in murder? This humorous murder mystery features the worldly, yet principled, young set of legal experts created by Sarah Caudwell - Cantrip, Ragwort, Julia and Serena.

Young barrister Michael Cantrip has skipped off to the Channel Islands to take on a tax law case that's worth a fortune - if his tax-planning chums can locate the missing heir. But Cantrip has waded in over his head. Strange things are happening on these mysterious islands.

Julia Larwood's aunt Regina needs help. The taxman is demanding his cut in her investment in equities, but she's spent the money already. How did she make a profit so quickly. The only person who can answer this question, Isabella del Comino, is found dead in her drawing room.

Four London barristers dispatch their Oxford friend and mentor, Professor Hilary Tamar, on a perilous quest to unmask a killer. This humorous murder mystery features the worldly, yet principled, young set of legal experts created by Sarah Caudwell - Cantrip, Ragwort, Julia and Serena.