A Second World War-themed murder mystery weekend ends in murder for real.
Having reluctantly agreed to make up the numbers at a World War II-themed murder mystery weekend at Mortmead Hall, Anna Hopkins and her fellow dogwalkers, Isadora and Tansy, enjoy themselves far more than they´d expected. Not for long. The weekend´s festivities come to an abrupt halt when a body is discovered floating in the ornamental pond.
Who was the mysterious woman in the red dress who attended the event without a ticket? As Anna and her friends delve further, they find themselves caught up in a web of intrigue that leads to a lost painting and a devastating wartime secret: a secret that involves Anna´s own family. Was her late father really guilty of a monstrous crime .?