A more complete, less edited version of the 1980 book with the same name. The woman in this story first hears that her dad has committed suicide. She goes to American to work as a governess, gets a letter from the mother of a school friend asking her to come to Ireland and stay with her as she is sort of depressed and needs help. She quits her job and goes. She meets some interesting people and political subterfuge, but doesn't know who to trust. Even her school friend isn't what she seems. So she muddles through on her own, doing the best she can, not talking with anyone about anything. Then a murder is committed.