Dalgliesh, Kate Miskin, and new D.S. Daniel Tarrant investigate the murder of an abrasive female defence barrister who successfully defended a shady young man on murder charges, only for him to begin dating her daughter.
The grisly discovery provides a new inquiry that leads to a hidden room, Ties to intelligence agents and a scandalous society at the heart of the museum. The team race to crack the case as the killer prepares to strike again.
As Dalgliesh's team sort out the complicated motives surrounding the victim's murder, they are running out of time to save her daughter from her dangerous fiancee.
Marcus and Caroline struggle to convince their brother Neville to renew their family's museum for lease. Neville's car is torched on the museum grounds and he perishes inside, and there are suspects including his siblings.
After the death of another student nurse at nightingale house, Dalgliesh's hunt for the murder deepens. A patient died at hospital might hold the answer, But Dalgliesh curiosity puts his life in danger.
WIth Grace dead, the future of the estate is more uncertain than ever. Wilfred organizes a vote to establish whether he should continue as the residents' spiritual adviser. Dalgliesh digs deeper into the operation's secrets.
Two dead bodies are discovered in a church - one is a former Member of Parliament, while the other is a local vagrant. Dalgliesh's investigation leads him into the world of the British nobility, where everyone seems to have secrets.
Dalgliesh investigates the death of scientist Doctor Edmund Lorrimer at Hoggatt's Forensic Laboratory, Dalgliesh soon learns that the late Doctor was not a popular figure.
