Although she hadnāt known Leonard Mallett very well, nor liked him particularly, Carole Seddon feels duty bound to attend her fellow committee memberās funeral. As she suspected, the hymns, readings, and sermon are all very predictableānot unlike Leonard himself. What she couldnāt have predicted was that the deceasedās daughter would use the occasion to publicly accuse her stepmother of murder. Did Heather Mallett really kill her husband, as many Fethering residents believe? Deciding to get to the heart of the matter, Caroleās neighbour Jude joins the new community choirāand discovers that amidst the clashing egos and petty resentments lurk some decidedly false notes.