Ashurst and Scribbins investigate the stabbing of respectable charity shop worker Lyn Chichester, who was working for a charity who raised money for animal sanctuaries in Africa. But tracing the money to its rightful owners proves slightly tricky.

Ashurst and Scribbins investigate the murder of Bernard Lloyd, who has been bashed to death with a hammer. Having a reputation for being a noisy neighbor soon proves to be the key to the motive for murder, with house sale issues top of the list.