Hadleigh

Hadleigh has his home invaded and is faced with a strange domestic problem.

At the same time as he enters into a slick business deal, Hadleigh embarks on a Yorkshire walking tour with a friend, Dr. Salter. The tour is cut short abruptly and Hadleigh is called upon to help in a life-and-death situation.

Hadleigh calls to see Brian Alwyn, a racing driver friend now recovering from an accident on the track. A casual invitation to escort Brian's music critic wife, Sarah, to Covent Garden Opera, takes Hadleigh into a stormy emotional situation.

Returning from London to Yorkshire by train, Hadleigh meets Anne Hepton and her eight year old daughter, Charlotte. The meeting has a profound effect upon him when he later meets Anne under different circumstances.

Who is the man that Hadleigh meets in a churchyard, and why should he choose such a bizarre meeting place? In a seedy North London cafe Hadleigh finds a link with his past, which forces him to give house-room to a unwelcome guest...

Hadleigh's late night visitor prefers to enter Melford Park through a window. Whenever the talkative Harry Mortlake is around, Hadleigh is ready for trouble. But why does he show such an uncharacteristic interest in Hadleigh's tailor?

Hadleigh met Anne Hepton just three weeks ago, but their relationship has blossomed. When Anne observes three cups laid for breakfast, she is unconcerned until she sees the beautiful Nicola Penn.

Hadleigh always has a full engagement book, but agrees to organise the local agricultural show. All goes well until another problem claims his attention, and he is bitterly reproached for interfering.

On a business trip to Germany, Hadleigh encounters a former university friend. But why should 'Max Frank' pretend not to recognise Hadleigh, and why should he be interviewing the Prager family for Swiss Television?

Two sets of problems - one domestic and the other agricultural - beset Hadleigh. The first puts him in a difficult emotional situation with Anne Hepton, and the other could cause the cancellation of the Westdale Agricultural Show.

Colonel Winstanley is a retired war hero. When his second-hand bookshop comes under threat of compulsory purchase, he seeks Hadleigh's aid.

Should Anne Hepton stay the night at Melford Park, or return to her cottage? Far reaching consequences attend her choice...

After the emotional upsets of a messy divorce, Hadleigh looks forward to a quiet weekend in Dublin with Anne. But he hasn't reckoned on a ruthless journalist hunting for a meaty story.