Questa serie segue il capace e attento Matthew Rowsley mentre naviga tra misteri e intrighi ambientati nella campagna inglese. Ogni episodio lo presenta con nuove sfide, da sparizioni inspiegabili a eventi oscuri all'interno di grandi tenute. I lettori saranno attratti a scoprire segreti nascosti e complessità morali all'interno dell'alta società. È un viaggio avvincente per gli amanti dei gialli storici con una distintiva atmosfera d'epoca.
Newly appointed as land agent to the youthful Lord Croft, Matthew Rowsley is distracted from his tasks on the country estate by the disappearance of a housemaid, and teams up with housekeeper Mrs Faulkner to get to the bottom of the matter. Something rotten is going on at Thorncroft - and it's up to Matthew and Mrs Faulkner to unearth the truth.
Land agent Matthew Rowsley and his capable wife Harriet are part of a group of trustees assigned to manage Thorncroft House - until matters take a disturbing turn when Lord Croft's long-lost cousin and heir, Julius Trescothick, arrives, ready to claim his inheritance. But is he who he claims to be . and what are his true intentions?