Tragedy strikes once more at Old College... The Porters' Lodge is down to its last tea bag and no one has seen a biscuit in over a week. Almost as troubling are the two dead bodies at the bottom of the College gardens and the disappearance of a young woman. The Dean is convinced that occult machinations are to blame. Deputy Head Porter suspects something closer to home.The formidable DCI Thompson refuses to be sidelined and a rather unpleasant professor gets his comeuppance.As the body count rises, Head Porter tries to live a secret double life and The Dean believes his job is under threat from the Russian Secret Service.Deputy Head Porter has her hands full keeping Old College running smoothly as well as defending herself against the sinister intentions of the new Bursar.Spies, poisoning, murder - and none of this would be any trouble at all if only someone would just put the kettle on...This is the third instalment of the world-renowned PorterGirl series set in the ancient and esoteric Old College. author Lucy Brazier lifts the lid on a world which has sinister overtones in this cozy BritLit mystery.