1791, England
Lord Francis and Lady Ottilia Fanshawe have suffered a devastating blow.
With Ottilia sunk deep into a depression, Francis is desperate to get his beloved wife back.
So when he hears about a murder at the seaside town of Weymouth, an idea starts to form…
A young girl’s body has been discovered, laid out in an open coffin, surrounded by candles.
The staged scene, and the fact that the victim was a member of a theatrical troupe, suggests one of her colleagues is the killer.
Knowing Ottilia’s sharp intuition and penchant for solving mysteries, Francis brings her to the murder site.