IN her second Spanish sleuthing adventure, Primavera Blackstone has to take the police pressure as the prime suspect for the slaying of a powerful councillor who had recently quarrelled with her.

She has to move fast if she is to find the real culprit and save her own skin, and even though she is a popular character in her local village, clouds of suspicion gather round her. The heat is on as Primavera faces her ultimate challenge.