Perfectly Pure and Good

Synopsis of Perfectly Pure and Good

Sarah Fortune, a detective with a complicated past, is sent to Merton-on-Sea in Norfolk to sort out the inheritance problems of the Pardoe family, the most important in the town. However, she discovers much more than an ambiguously-worded will, confronting the guilt, insecurity, and unrequited love that afflict the Pardoes and the town. The legacy of a suicide that occurred two years earlier, when Elizabeth Tysall, a woman with an uncanny resemblance to Sarah, walked into the sea and never returned, adds mystery to the plot. In addition, a mysterious character who roams the beach and haunts the town becomes the enemy of all concerned.