The Steel Jubilee

'If this man succeeds,' the agent said, 'he will damage us as much as he damages you.'

Secrets are going missing from the Foreign Office cypher room in London.

Hilary Manningham-Butler is in the process of moving house and takes up the offer of a temporary berth from Oliver Chisholm, a gambling acquaintance and work colleague who just happens to be MI5's number one suspect.

Hilary arrives at the lavish Belgravia residence to discover a household riven with division. Staff and family members are preparing for the Royal Jubilee but other more personal matters are threatening to derail proceedings; matters that may well lead to murder.