The restoration of a stately home takes a deadly turn in the gripping new Bea Abbot mystery.No one was more surprised than Julian Marston-Lang when the revelation of a shocking family secret led to him inheriting Marston Hall, a stately home in the Home Counties, on Sir Florian Marston-Lang's passing. With Sir Florian put to rest, Julian is determined to restore the neglected Tudor mansion to its former glory.Unfortunately other members of Sir Florian's family, incensed by Julian's good fortune, have already tried to act on their murderous intentions. But with the culprits safely in jail, another attempt on Julian's life and the discovery of a woman's body in the hall grounds leaves Bea stumped. Could whoever targeted Julian be behind the murder, and what is the link between the woman and the Marston-Langs? Something wicked is afoot at Marston Hall, and Bea is determined to get to the bottom of it.