In 1965, when Frances Adams was 17, a fortune teller told her that one day she'd be murdered. 60 years later it happened. But for Frances, being the village busybody was a form of insurance. She'd spent a lifetime compiling dirt on every person she met, just in case they might turn out to be her killer. In the heart of her sprawling country estate lies an eccentric library of detective work, where the right person could step in and use her findings to solve her murder. When Frances' great-niece Annie arrives from London and discovers that Frances' will stipulates that the person who solves her murder inherits her millions, Annie sets about trying to unravel the mystery and find justice for Frances. But will digging up the past lead her into the path of the killer?