"A wedding is always a happy occasion, even if Lois Meade must remind herself she isn't losing a daughter, but gaining a policeman. Her new son-in-law is in the Tresham force--and happens to be Inspector Cowgill's nephew--so now Lois has another link to the law. But when her youngest son invites a mysterious woman, Akiko, as a guest, Lois wonders why she refuses to talk about her past. And when a thief waltzes off with the young woman's cello, Lois...

Housecleaning is hard work.but when Lois decides to take a little break in the peaceful atmosphere of a small chapel, she discovers a dead body-dressed in a suit of armor ... and winds up with even more work to do. Since her job is tailor-made for snooping, Detective Inspector Cowgill convinces Lois to polish up her sleuthing skills once again, against her husband's wishes. But when she discovers another body-and her husband is almost killed in a...