About This Book
A resourceful young woman physician becomes involved with a county household where an old tower conceals a long-buried secret tied to disputed fortunes. Eccentric residents, a disgraced suitor, and a mysterious newcomer disturb settled alliances while investigations and jealousies expose hidden relics, contested claims, and surprising loyalties. The plot unfolds through social encounters, private inquiries, and tense confrontations that reveal past wrongs and motives, weaving mystery, light comedy, and romantic complications into a resolution that settles the central secret and redistributes relationships and property among the principal characters.