When governess Flora Maguire returning home from America on the S.S. Minneapolis with her young charge Eddy, Viscount Trent, she discovers a dead body on board. With the help of fellow passenger Bunny Harrington, she has to convince the crew the death was no accident.

Once back at Cleeve Abbey, her childhood home, Flora’s life takes a different path as the murders continue and secrets emerge. Along with her burgeoning relationship with Bunny, her life is about to change completely