A reconstruction of a controversial murder case which happened in 1935 revealing a plausible motive for the crime. It gives an account of the events that led up to the murder of Francis Rattenbury and the subsequent trial of his wife and the family's odd-job man. Lord Havers co-authored "The Poisoned Life of Mrs Maverick" while Peter Shankland wrote "Byron of the Wager", "Beware of the Heroes: Admiral Sir Sydney Smith's War against Napoleon" and co-authored "The Royal Baccarat Scandal" with Lord Havers.