The Oxford Detective Society are back! A famous actor. A fatal fall. And a beautiful country house where everyone has something to hide…

When Oxford biographer Lyssa Moore is hired to write the memoirs of Dominic Dane, the beloved British actor, she expects fascinating stories and long afternoons in the library. But when Dominic’s younger brother is found dead beneath Deepdene Hall’s towering cedar treehouse, her instincts tell her this was no tragic accident.

Then Dominic himself narrowly survives a sabotaged coffee machine—and his ex-wife is found dead in her guest room. Someone at Deepdene Hall is playing a very dangerous game.

With the help of the Oxford Detective Society, Lyssa investigates a house full of suspects—a volatile girlfriend, a scheming grandson, a desperate young actor—and uncovers a web of old betrayals, broken marriages, and a sibling rivalry far darker than anyone imagined. But the closer she gets to the truth, the more certain she becomes that the killer hasn’t finished yet…

From multimillion-copy bestseller Faith Martin comes an utterly unmissable murder mystery, perfect for fans of LJ Ross, Emylia Hall and Rachel McLean.

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