McDonald and Dodds have spent their weekend tying up a case after a local scandal-breaking journalist dies of anaphylaxis at a party in her own home. They swiftly deduce that there’s foul play afoot, expose the murderer and call it a day, satisfied with another job well done. But their work isn’t over yet…

When local man Ian Andrews gets on at his usual bus stop in Bath, nothing is out of the ordinary. But when the bus pulls into the station, Ian is dead. And despite it being the busiest route of the day, there isn’t a single eyewitness to Ian’s death.

It’s peak wedding season in Bath, and there’s a race against time for McDonald and Dodds when a spate of suspicious deaths affects ceremonies across the city.