The Flower and the Storm — Mary Mackie

Something is wrong at the Abbey Lodge Hotel, but Phillida cannot work out what it is. There is no escape from the bitterness of her ex-fiance, who is slowly being torn apart by something Phillida does not understand. With the help of Simon Bluett, she stumbles across a clue to the truth and emerges from her confrontation with death having learned some chastening facts about herself.