When rumours circulate that a group of dastardly pirates plan to assassinate the Queen, Alice is immediately assigned to the case.

However she won't be working alone.

Enter Daniel Bixby. Unflappable master spy and Alice's greatest rival.

Together they must assume the identity of husband and wife in order to infiltrate a perilous pirate party.

Alice is determined to remain professional. This is work after all. But when an attraction starts to grow there may be more at stake than just the throne . . .