Situated on the edge of the Puszta National Park and about a mile from the nearest village, the Riders Inn is the perfect spot for tourists to experience traditional Hungarian customs and culture. Uncle Pisti and Auntie Marika always give their guests a hearty welcome. Their passionate son Bálint helps with the horses, and flirtatious Kati with the cooking and cleaning.
The guests come from all walks of life: there's Klaus from Germany with his feeble jokes, whereas his wife Christine doesn't seem to have any sense of humour at all. Expat English teachers Esther and David have come from the capital Budapest to take a rest from their stressful jobs. In her search for a story, journalist Jane is spending the weekend at the inn too.
But even she gets more than she's bargained for when – just as the goulash is bubbling gently in the cauldron – a murder is discovered. And the murderer is in their midst...