Having agreed to marry Lord Peter, Harriet receives from him as a wedding gift Talboys - a house in the village in the area where she grew up. It is there that newlyweds escape from annoying newspapermen to spend their honeymoon in peace and quiet. They take their first steps in married life with caution: have they made a mistake? Is there disappointment around the corner? Will they be able to give each other happiness? But the surprise overtakes them from an unexpected direction: it is not disappointment that awaits around the corner, but a new joint investigation. The romantic journey begins with a corpse and continues with the detective work so familiar to the spouses. Years later, when the extended Wimsey family comes to Talboys for the summer, a crime is committed again in the village - bloodless, but notable in that the main suspect is young Bredon, the eldest son of Peter and Harriet.