Cole Burroughs is a man on the edge.

On the edge of what exactly nobody is entirely sure, but with the threat of violence inevitable, and lives on the line, good sense dictates that he should be kept under surveillance at all times. With police resources at a barrel-scraping low, that unenviable task falls into the lap of Agatha Pleasant and her shadowy squad of indiscriminate nobodies.

Also known as her Nearly Dearly Departed Club.

The problems don’t just start and end with Cole Burroughs, though. Mercy Mee is still missing in action for fear of a life behind bars, whilst Rose Carrington-Finch has got herself a new boyfriend whom Agatha seems wary of. So, that’s two men that need to be watched. Two men who could easily rock the already shaky foundations of The Nearly Dearly Departed Club to its very core.

Take a breath and hold on tight, because chances are not everyone will get out of this alive ...