Oxford, 1960. As the city prepares itself for the inaugural Miss Oxford Honey Beauty Pageant at the Old Swan Theatre, excitement is in the air. Then tragedy strikes the competition when one ofthe leading contestants is found dead. Initially, the authorities assume her death was suicide. But after a malicious series of pranks and blackmail attempts are reported, WPC Loveday and Coroner Clement Ryder are called upon to solve the case. In an atmosphere of fierce competition, the list of suspects is endless. Could what started as harmless fun now become a deadly race to win the prize? With time running out, the duo need to spot the killer before tragedy strikes again ..