Famous author and former Merrychurch resident Teresa Malvain's appearance at the first Merrychurch Literary Festival was to be the highlight of the week. But life imitates art when she dies unexpectedly, the victim of a severe allergic reaction. Or has someone in Merrychurch gotten away with murder? Jonathon de Mountford and Mike Tattersall struggle to placate Jonathan's father and make their own plans for the future. At least where Teresa's death...