Old School Ties

Close to Rome languishes the magnificent Villa Rospo a jewel in the Tode family portfolio and one they had virtually forgotten - until Sir Ecgbert and Alice decide it's the perfect place for their honeymoon. Now suddenly everyone wants a piece. Sir Ecgbert's brother Esmé plans to turn it into a luxury eco wellness hub. His business partner Charlie Tysedale only wants it to escape from his dreaded bestselling-author wife. India Tode sees in it the ideal holiday home while Sir Ecgbert envisages a yoga retreat. Everyone's old school chum Piers Slayer-Wilson-Tite has his eye on making it his personal love-nest. Meanwhile some of the locals have excellent reasons for keeping it just the way it is. When the body of Piers's wife Elizabetta is discovered in the gardens everyone agrees . . . there's absolutely no need to call the police.