Thea Osborne hopes to spend a quiet Christmas house-sitting in the picturesque village of Stanton. Her arrival at the village coincides with the funeral of Douglas Callender and the murder of his girlfriend the following day. Thea finds herself thrust into the middle of another Police investigation as she unwraps motives and scandals across the village. Thea is determined to survive the festive period and turns to local resident Dennis Ireland for safety but Dennis, as with the other villagers, may not be as safe as first appears.