Sarah Walsingham is facing the wrong way. Worse still, she’s dead.

DCI Jack Farley arrives to investigate a murder at Abinger Manor, home of the Onslow family for centuries. When the last of the Onslow’s died Sarah Walsingham and ex-professional tennis player Jonathan Walsingham move in alongside the Onslow’s faithful retainer Simmonds. When Sarah is found dead, half in the cupboard, and half out, something doesn’t quite fit.

Was this a burglary gone wrong or is there a deeper mystery to be solved?

In the blistering heat of a Surrey summer, Jack twiddles his fingers and stiffens his sinews one more time to dig out the secrets hiding in plain sight.