Edward Trencom has bumbled through life, relying on his trusty lose to turn the family cheese shop into the most Celebrated fromagerie in England. But his world is turned upside down when hre stumbles across a crate of family papers. To his horror, Edward discovers that nine previous generations of his family have come to sticky ends because of their noses.

Edward Trencom has bumbled through life, relying on his trusty lose to turn the family cheese shop into the most Celebrated fromagerie in England. But his world is turned upside down when hre stumbles across a crate of family papers. To his horror, Edward discovers that nine previous generations of his family have come to sticky ends because of their noses.

When he investigates further, Edward finds himself caught up in a Byzantine riddle to which there is no obvious answer...