For Kathryn Ardleigh and her newly Lorded husband Charles, a seaside holiday in Rottingdean is a needed rest. The cozy hamlet is built on a labyrinth of 100-year-old tunnels that once were used by smugglers. But when a coast guard's body is found on the beach, the town is suspected of plying its illicit trades of the past. And with the help of a young writer named Rudyard Kipling, they're about to discover something rotten in Rottingdean.

Sixth in the Victorian Mystery series that also includes "Death at Devil's Bridge" and "Death at Rottingdean." Kathryn Ardleigh and her husband, Charles, come to the aid of Jennie Churchill when her son Winston's political future is threatened by rumors that he is the son of Jack the Ripper. Robin Paige is the pseudonym for Susan Wittig Albert and her husband, Bill.