Set in the mesmerising atmosphere of one the grandest aristocratic homes of England, in the dawn of 1948, Rachel and Jeremy are invited by the Countess of Marbury to ostensibly join the house party at Marbury Hall. As they set about to unravel the plot behind Lord Marbury's attempted murder, they are drawn into a mystery unlike any other.Amidst the glitter and glamour of the aristocratic jet setting circle, they must race against time to zero in on a devious and manipulative member of the lavish house party, who has murder on the mind. The dramatis personae include a celebrated Italian soprano, a Baron with a penchant for intrigue, an African game hunter, an heir to the Earldom with a gambler's heart and a woman with a mysterious past in Kenya.As Rachel and Jeremy dig deeper they stumble upon a web of betrayals, lies, secrets and deceit. Their journey takes them to a place where love and family loyalties collide with the promise of wealth and aspirations. And as the age old lines between the upstairs and downstairs become blurred, the mystery deepens.