The longer Hilary spends in the civil service, the more distant her dreams of becoming a bestselling author seem to become. At the bottom of the pile and faced with an endless stream of admin, her future looks pretty bleak.
But then one day Rosamund Brown, her bullying manager, pushes Hilary too far. Suddenly there's a whole new mess to clear up. But Hilary's resourceful and, as she discovers, there are plenty of opportunities for someone like her to make to make this accidental career opportunity a success...
Unwittingly, Hilary has opened up a whole new world of possibilities for exercising her special combination of skills. They are tested to the limit as she tries to deal with the ensuing mess, which looks as if it might lead to more murder. But Hilary's resourceful and she'll do whatever it takes to survive...