The London aristocracy has discovered the pleasures of seaside holidays in Badgers End, and it's Cecily Sinclair's job as the owner of the Pennyfoot Hotel to keep them comfortable and entertained. Detective work is not part of her duties--but Cecily is only too willing to help the local constable when death pays an unexpected visit...

The lobster salad at the Pennyfoot is exceptional--but it's certainly not to die for. So when the doctor claims food poisoning killed Lord Sittingdon, it's hard to believe. Then Cecily catches sight of a mysterious figure wandering the hotel grounds. Now there's reason for suspicion, and if others are in danger, Cecily will have to do some investigating of her own--before murder becomes the special of the day...