1792, England
Lady Ottilia and Lord Francis Fanshawe are holidaying in Tunbridge Wells when they stumble across the scene of a horrific accident.While visiting the High Rocks, a local tourist spot, a young woman falls to her death from the top of the climb.It soon becomes clear that the woman is linked to the infamous Dowager Viscountess Lady Wem – an indomitable matriarch visiting Tunbridge with her extended family.
The young woman was at the centre of a scandal – Lady Wem’s grandson, Daniel, eloped with her three years prior.As Lady Fan is introduced to the family her suspicions are aroused.
Was the fall a devastating mishap? Or could the woman have been pushed?