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 is concerned, they have a couple of people keen to help them discover the truth. But a closer look at Teresa's stories proves her quaint fictional village setting isn't so fictional after all. Now they're trying to work out what is fact and what is fiction, in a case where the line between the two is becoming increasingly blurred….