The Proof Of The Pudding

Lady Georgiana Rannoch is looking forward to her first ever turn as hostess for her very own house party when the festivities lead to murder…

Georgie, back home at her estate in Eynsleigh, impatiently awaits the birth of her baby. But she has plenty to occupy her: her new chef, Pierre, has arrived from Paris, and Sir Hubert, who owns Eynsleigh, is back from his latest expedition. It's time for Georgie to throw her first house party to celebrate his return and show off her new chef. The dinner party is a smashing success. Sir Mortimer Mordred—famous author of creepy Gothic horror novels—is one of the guests. He recently purchased a nearby Elizabethan manor nearby because it has a famous poison garden. After the dinner, Sir Mortimer approaches Georgie and asks to borrow her new chef for his upcoming party, and Georgie and Darcy, her dashing husband, are invited!  

The tour of the poison garden is fascinating, as is Sir Mortimer’s laboratory. But after the meal, one of the guests does not feel well. She collapses and is rushed to hospital, but it's too late. An autopsy reveals she was poisoned, by a rare plant from the garden, administered in one of the desserts. Georgie has to find the culprit to save her new chef and her own reputation—all before her bundle of joy arrives!