Kate, a journalist in a small northern town, is fed up with covering black pudding championships for the Slackmucklethwaite Mercury and living with Mum, Dad and Gran in a semi called Wits End. When evil tycoon Peter Hardstone takes over the paper, slashes budgets and sacks staff, Kates career hits an all-time low. Gloom turns to glamour once Hardstones sexy son arrives to work on the Mercury. And when Kates sent with him to cover the glittering Cannes Film Festival, she cant believe her luck. But its not all fun and games, behind the glitz and sunshine lies a dark mystery that is Kates most challenging newspaper assignment yet.