What's more quintessentially British than sand, sea, and murder? Addie Porter is about to find out that getting away from it all doesn't mean she can escape death.

When Addie and her two feisty Great Aunts Josephine and Edwina head off to the sleepy little seaside town of Marlowe-on-Sea, they expect a week filled with seaside picnics and reminiscing with old friends. But when Addie stumbles upon the body of one of the guests from the bed and breakfast that she's staying in, things take a much more sinister turn.

Was Darville Strunkett's tragic death the result of a terrible accident, or was it murder? As Addie befriends the owner of Warburton House, the bed and breakfast, she begins to realize that everyone in the historic B&B has their own secrets that they're desperately trying to keep from each other. But did one of those people have a darker secret than everyone else? Is there a murderer on the loose in Marlowe? And can Addie uncover the truth before it's too late?