Middle-aged Maria Packington turns to Parker Pyne when she notices her husband losing his head to his nubile young secretary.

A young man about to head off to war has a vision of a woman being strangled, but thinks nothing of it until many years later.

Unloved and penniless George Rowlands goes on vacation, only to have his life turned upside down by a beautiful girl.

A doctor, a lawyer and a priest debating a young woman's recent suicide are joined by a fourth man who has intimate knowledge of the case.

A former soldier embarks on an adventure with a shy young woman to decode a map and unearth a hidden treasure.

When her husband's business collapses, a disaffected wife hurries to his aid, unaware that there is more at stake than just her husband's reputation.