When travelling cook Jenny Starling is asked to cater for a village cricket match, the last thing she expects is to be faced with the murder of one of the players. Tristan Jones, ladies' man and city financier, has been implicated in the loss of many people's savings and investments. The list of suspects is a long one, and the local police find themselves on something of a sticky wicket. But when another body is found, it looks as though even the canny cook might be out for a duck...
