Mary Bennet had financial troubles which required her to accept a position at Castle Durrington. From the moment she arrived, she was faced with mysteries. Who was her mysterious benefactor? Was there really a danger of invasion by Napoleon's armies? "Always curious, Mary sets out to discover the truth. But when she discovers the dead body of a would-be thief she outed prior to her father’s funeral, Mary jeopardizes her position at the castle and her family’s good name in her quest for the truth."