Bea Abbot discovers that secrets are never safe in a small village . Julian Marston-Lang calls Bea Abbot in a panic - his glamorous step-cousin Mona has been murdered! Mona's body was discovered in the garden of the house where she was living with her husband, Marcus. Once a billionaire businessman, Marcus's reversal of fortunes and inability to maintain his wife's lavish lifestyle was the source of heated rows. Did they reach breaking point? While it seems an open-and-shut case, Marcus has mysteriously vanished. And Bea is sure there's something Julian isn't telling her . As she travels down to Marston Hall, Bea is determined to solve the mystery. But she's about to discover that there's more to Mona's death than meets the eye . Fans of Richard Osman, M.

C. Beaton and Agatha Christie will love this page-turning mystery.