Margaret Woods is excited to be starting her new job on the Isle of Man. Shes staying in her Aunt Fenellas luxury apartment on the promenade, and her new boyfriend, Ted Hart, isnt far away. Living with a ghost is a bit unusual, but Margaret is confident that shell get used to Monas presence eventually.

While shes busy getting settled, Ted is working on a murder investigation. The skeleton that turned up on one of the islands farms had been buried for twenty years. Mona is eager to get involved in the investigation, even if Margaret would rather stay out of it.

As if that isnt enough for Margaret to worry about, her next-door neighbor, Elaine, is concerned about a missing friend. She and Ernie have only known each other for a few weeks, but his sudden disappearance could mean that something terrible has happened to the retired man.

Fenella has only been gone on her honeymoon for a few days and Margaret is already caught in the middle of a murder investigation and a missing person case. Life on the Isle of Man isnt at all what Margaret had been expecting.