Despite settling into life in the English town of Skegness Doris Cudlow hasn't found full-time work as a journalist. She's working an overnight doughnut shift to pay for her poky boarding house room.
When a retiree's festival comes to town an old tale about a sinister murder is re-told. Sensing a great story Doris set's off on the trail to solve a crime that baffled the local police.
But disaster strikes as she uncovers a shadowy web of greed and jealousy.
In a town where everyone is a suspect and no one is giving up their secrets easily, can Doris uncover the truth or will she, like the original victim, become part of local folklore?