A knock at the door in the dead of night is followed by a man’s sudden, agonizing death. The cause is poison—a mysterious substance that seems to point directly to the local herbalist, a woman feared by the villagers for her powerful potions and rumored to be a witch.
Cecily, however, refuses to believe her closest friend is a killer. With suspicion spreading and Inspector Cranshaw eager to make an arrest, she must untangle a web of grudges, secrets, and dangerous deceptions before an innocent woman is sent to prison—and the real murderer strikes again.
Perfect for fans of witty historical cozy mysteries, clever female sleuths, Edwardian intrigue, and murder with an irresistible upstairs-downstairs twist.