England, 1937. In the grand house of Dorothy Drew, life has taken an unexpected turn with the arrival of a much-loved adopted baby. Head cook Joan Hart and lady’s maid Verity Hunter find that their quiet routine is upended when Cedric Davenport, an old friend of Dorothy’s, arrives in distress. His glamorous wife, Helena Davenport—a dazzling fixture of high society—has vanished without a trace.
Whispers swirl that Cedric may have murdered her to inherit her considerable fortune, and the police are beginning to take an interest.
With time running out and Cedric facing arrest, Joan and Verity must unpick a tangled web of lies, scandal, and betrayal before the truth is buried forever.
Trope: Amateur detective, Whodunnit
