Lady Fan is back to full health but can she solve the trickiest case yet . . . ? 1792, England Lord Francis and Lady Ottilia Fanshawe are on their way home when their coach comes to a sudden stop. A woman is standing in the middle of the road-covered in blood. The woman refuses to speak but on further investigation they find the body of a man hidden in the woods. Ottilia insists on bringing the woman home to find out what occurred. But the more she finds out the more complicated the case becomes . . . Who was the man in the woods? Did the blood-covered woman murder him? Or did someone else strike The Mortal Blow...?