Detective Inspector Angel is called out to investigate the murder of millionaire film writer/producer, Peter Santana. His body is found in a lonely farmhouse where he used to hide himself away to write. Angel is mystified to find among the clues a dead pig in a silk nightdress in Santana's bed. His further investigations become more mystifying and dangerous as he notices that wherever he makes even an inquiry there's a cuckoo clock on the wall. The South Yorkshire town of Bromersley has cuckoo clocks everywhere. The DI and his team of regulars race to solve the murder, prevent more mayhem and unravel the mystery of the cuckoo clock scam.