The witness at the wedding - Simon Brett

Carole Seddon's son is about to be married. But as plans for the big day get underway, Stephen's future parents-in-law, Marie and Harold, seem desperate to keep the affair as discreet as possible. Then, after a quiet engagement party, Harold disappears . . . only to be found dead the next day, in a burnt out car in Epping Forest.

As the family deal with their grief, Carole begins to suspect that they are also hiding secrets that can be traced back thirty years, to the murder of Marie's best friend. It also transpires that the killer has recently been released from prison, and is back in his old stomping ground, near Fethering.

Are the murders connected? Will the killer make another deadly move? And most importantly, will the wedding day go without a hitch? . . .