Rolando Fucili

14th-century Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his young novice arrive at a conference to find that several monks have been murdered under mysterious circumstances. To solve the crimes, William must rise up against the Church's authority and fight the shadowy conspiracy of monastery monks using only his intelligence; which is considerable.

Four stories focused on the fair sex, dealing with the most varied and improbable sentimental and non-sentimental situations.

Students from a private girls' school spend a few days at a seaside hotel owned by one of their parents, where hijinks predictably ensue.