The discovery of a housemaid’s corpse at a local festival puts a damper on Great Slaughter’s jovial gathering. With help from the dashing DI Sam Gillespie and buttoned-up Bermudan DS Felix Livingstone, Sister Boniface is on the case.
And… action! On a movie set, the drama really starts when what was thought to be a prop gun turns out to be a real .38 caliber.
After spending the night with a pipe-smoking gentleman caller, a woman is found dead with a jigsaw puzzle and a face full of cold cream.
Sister Reginald’s ex-con brother Alfie abruptly shows up at the convent after being released from jail. With nowhere to go, the sisters agree to let him stay. But when a well-known artist is found murdered, Alfie begins to look like the prime suspect.
The body of a high-level government official’s secretary is found at the bottom of a staircase - and Sister Boniface claims she was dead before the fall.
The dreamy frontman of buzzy rock ‘n’ roll band The Queenmakers is found dead in the dressing room, just as they are about to go on for their set. Upon inspection, Sister Boniface finds a peculiar sting on the back of his neck.
Lorna Watson
Sister Boniface
Ami Metcalf
Peggy Button
Miranda Raison
Ruth Penny
Sarah Flind
Hilary Sympson-Smythe
Jerry Iwu
Felix Livingstone