A delightful culmination of the Harriet Vane (mystery writer) and Lord Peter Wimsey (amateur detective) romance, plus, a new mystery to solve. Peter and Harriet are unfortunate enough to find, in the cellar of the house they've just bought, the previous owner's dead body. Half the story is fun stuff about their new marriage, plus the story continues after the murderer is caught and touches upon Peter's PTSD from WWI and how he and Bunter met.