An Award-Winning Author Anne Loveday is determined to live a single, useful life. To escape her matchmaking stepmother, she accepts an invitation from a friend to return to Painswick, the place where she spent many happy summers. Soon after arriving, Anne is asked to serve as nurse to Lady Celia. Also in residence are Lady Celia's daughter, her handsome adult nephews, and a secretive new lady's maid. Two local doctors visit regularly as well, one of whom admires Anne while concealing secrets of his own. As a series of mishaps befalls her patient, Anne realizes someone is trying to kill the woman. When Anne finds herself a suspect, can she discover the real culprit before it's too late?.