It started when Lettie Winterbottm, a spicy, went looking for a sparkling new plot for her latest murder mystery. When Lettie herself disappears, her niece Julia sets off to find her, only to become embroiled in a real-life mystery more complex than any her aunt has created. Reunited, Lettie and Julia set about investigating the strange abduction of Sir Alfred Lechwood, electronics wizard and millionaire, last seen astride his antique motorcycle.