The Admiral is a pub on the Suffolk Coast. It is also the nickname of its landlord, GFeoffrey Horatio Fitzsimmons, and of his boat. None are as buoyant as they should be, for the landlord is in debt, his boat is waterlogged and the pub is threatened with closure. When Geoffrey is found dead with a suicide note, an ambitious reality TV presenter is convinced that the story could save his career and teams up with the long-suffering barmaid to find a murderer. But they weren't banking on the fact that this story has been written by 14 extremely competitive crime writers from the legendary Detection Club - arch bamboozlers who will stop at nothing to save a good pub.