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In 1920, Eleanor Swift returns from world travels to inherit Henley Hall and a title she doesn't want. When she witnesses a shooting but no body is found, she and bulldog Gladstone start digging before the killer silences her.

A politician dies at Farrington Manor amid whispers about poisoned fudge, and the cook is blamed. Eleanor tries to stay out of trouble, but clearing Mrs Pitkin means following a trail of lies and another deadly sweet.

Lady Eleanor attends a masked ball to impress Lance Langham, only to find him standing over a corpse with the safe open. Convinced he's been framed, she investigates his circle before more party guests die.

Christmas at Henley Hall turns deadly when a runner collapses during the village fun run. A strange key, a poisoned vicar, and planted evidence push Eleanor to find the culprit before the festivities bury the truth.

Invited to speak at her old school, St Mary's, Eleanor is devastated when her favourite teacher is murdered. A second death and her mother's old diary point toward secrets hidden in the school's past.

A Scottish castle party should mean snow, cocoa, and games, not a dead guest by the fire. When her friends fall under suspicion, Eleanor must solve a locked-in winter mystery before the killer strikes again.

Eleanor is helping with the village summer fair when beloved undertaker Solemn Jon dies during a raft race. A nasty obituary and a second suspicious death suggest someone is settling old scores.

Eleanor escapes to Brighton for a proper seaside holiday, but a death at the Grand Hotel ruins the view. The victim appears to be the husband she believed died years before, making this case painfully personal.

At the royal regatta, Eleanor watches a prize-giving turn deadly when Lord Xander Taylor-Howard collapses after drinking champagne. Asked to investigate quietly, she finds gambling rumours, royal pressure, and a very dangerous secret.

A society wedding collapses when the groom is arrested for murdering another woman, his secret fiancée. Eleanor, Gladstone, and Detective Seldon must untangle scandal and violence before the bride's big day becomes a funeral.

Eleanor travels to an Irish estate connected to her family, only to find a body in the snow outside the castle. A hidden key, hostile locals, and a fire suggest the danger reaches into her inheritance.

Eleanor takes a villa on the French Riviera, hoping for sun, swims, and decent wine. Instead, Clifford finds a murdered movie star in the cellar and is arrested, leaving Eleanor to question a film set full of suspects.

Eleanor boards the ocean liner Celestiana for New York after Hugh cancels her birthday plans. Then she sees a man shot overboard, finds a gun linked to Hugh, and must clear him among first-class suspects.

Little Buckford prepares for King George V's birthday celebrations, but the committee head is murdered before the party can begin. Eleanor must save the village's big day while sorting local grudges, secrets, and suspicion.

In New York, Eleanor sees her apartment doorman Marty killed in a hit-and-run. When hidden cash and a second death point to powerful society figures, she teams with Officer Balowski to expose the truth.

Eleanor answers a strange Christmas invitation from Godfrey Cunliffe, who fears his gardener is poisoning him. In Cornwall, a body on the beach and missing garden plans turn a holiday visit into another case.

During Venice carnival, Eleanor's first gondola ride ends with Councillor Benetto Vendelini stabbed and thrown into the canal. A family feud and a missing heirloom pull her through masked balls, alleyways, and danger.

Snowed in at Auldwyke Hall, Eleanor and Hugh find the duke's secretary dead with a golden rose pendant in his hand. Every Christmas guest has a secret, and the blizzard keeps all suspects close.

From a hot-air balloon, Eleanor sees a man shot, but the body vanishes. A broken pearl clasp links the scene to a Mayfair necklace theft, sending her undercover below stairs in a grand house.

Eleanor and Clifford board a Nile cruise that soon turns deadly when Lieutenant Baxter is shot in a locked cabin. A secret letter, a stolen treasure, and nervous passengers make Egypt anything but restful.

Days before Eleanor's wedding to Chief Inspector Hugh Seldon, their chef Annie Tibetts is poisoned. As more villagers fall ill, Eleanor must find who is attacking her household before the celebration turns tragic.

On their Paris honeymoon, Eleanor and Hugh see a man crash through their hotel restaurant's glass roof. A pearl brooch, a museum theft, and a shadowy follower drag the newlyweds into a dangerous case.

Eleanor is at Buckingham Palace to see Hugh knighted when royal guard Dilly Dalrymple collapses. The royal police want the couple's help off the record, and palace ceremony soon gives way to murder.

Eleanor and Hugh are planning their first married Christmas when a telegram summons their new detective agency to remote Yorelow. By midnight, their client lies dead in a churchyard, and the holiday turns bleak.

Eleanor visits Dublin to meet Samuel O'Sullivan, who may know about her parents' disappearance. A brewery tour turns deadly when owner Fergal Finnegan is found in a barrel, and the Byron Detective Agency takes the case.

In Shakespeare's town, Eleanor and Hugh are drawn into theatre trouble when priceless items vanish before a production of Macbeth. After a fire, leading man Richard Ratcliffe is found dead backstage, and the show becomes a murder case.