Georgie and Darcy travel to Kenya for their honeymoon, although Georgie soon discovers that Darcy is also investigating a series of robberies linked to a member of the aristocracy. Their search leads them into the wealthy and reckless Happy Valley community, where affairs, debts and bitter rivalries are openly concealed behind parties.
When Lord Cheriton is found dead beside a road, the local circle quickly attributes the killing to a lion. Georgie and Darcy find evidence of murder and must identify which of the victim’s many enemies killed him before their questions make them the next targets.