Lord Edward Corinth and Verity Browne murder mysteries

Verity Browne has returned from Prague with tuberculosis and is sent to a private clinic in Henley-on-Thames, a place with a connection to the recent murder of a dentist. She and Lord Edward Corinth become involved in an investigation into the mysterious deaths of three of the dentist's elderly patients, which comes to a climax during the Henley Royal Regatta.

Wanting nothing more than to spend a quiet honeymoon with his wife in their new home in Rodmell, Edward is summoned to investigate the murder of a local poet. Another murder happens while Verity is being interviewed about her life as a war correspondent.