A tragic car accident followed by a series of mysterious deaths could ruin up-and-coming chef Viv Holland's ascent. Each piece of information that surfaces makes it clear that the killer had a connection with Viv's pub - and perhaps with Beck House, the country estate belonging to the family of Melody Talbot. Further revelations rock the Talbots' estate and pull Scotland Yard Detective Superintendent Duncan Kincaid and his wife, Detective Inspector Gemma James, into the investigation. With so much at stake both personally and professionally, finding the killer becomes one of the team's most crucial cases.