Treasure By Degrees

The plot revolves around a financial struggle at University College, Itchendever, as it faces a potential takeover by competing interests: the American Funny Farms Foundation, led by a board-games mogul's widow, and a shrewd Arab prince. Amidst the conflict, banker sleuth Mark Treasure steps in to mediate but becomes entangled in a perplexing murder case, adding layers of intrigue to the college's fate.