When his first client as a private detective gets murdered, Tom Flowers has to help Chief Inspector Stonely with his last case before retirement. With another death and a suicide following swiftly, Gemini, Flowers and Stonely struggle to find the killer before he strikes again. The village of Rilton Castle and its rich cast of characters all become involved as death stalks the woods and lanes of rural Dorset. Many questions have to be answered. Will Mike survive the Eurovision Song Contest entry from Cyprus? Will the twins find Robbie's mobile phone? Will Derek have enough money to pay for his wife's pregnancy? Who was wearing the Mickey Mouse mask and will Stonely be given enough time to finished his career in triumph before being replaced by the largest woman in the British police service? Family Life is a complex mystery story of love, greed, lust and murder and is the sequel to Country Life, the first Gemini & Flowers novel.