A babbling brook runs alongside a wooded glade, surrounded by autumn light and birdsong. But next to the stream a young woman lies dead, her once bright blonde hair now limp and lifeless Melissa Craighas settled into a new job in the charming Cotswolds village of Upper Benbury. She is teaching French to several of the local teenagers, which gives her a fascinating insight into the young peoples lives. Material for a new novel perhaps Her quiet life is interrupted when she sees her new neighbour running out of the woodsin a blind panic. Melissa rushes to help him, but what she finds leaves her breathlessthe body of young woman is lying on the bank of the river. When suspicion falls on Melissas neighbour,a man with a difficult past trying to make a new start, Melissa feels determined to prove his innocence. With the village in turmoil, and the police sure theyve got their man,she must act quickly. As she interviews the local residents, she realises there areseveral sinister characters lurking inside those charming Cotswold cottages Could one of them have hurt Cissie?Was it the strange old man with a cottage near the river? Or the ailing exchoirmaster with quite an eye for the ladies? WhenMelissa Craigdecides to get her teeth into a case, she doesnt let go nothing will stop her from solving this murder.Can she prove the innocence of her new friend? And will she unearth the culprit before another young life is taken? An absolutely unputdownable murder mystery for fans of...

Binding: Paperback;234 pages; Publisher: StoryFire Ltd; Classification: N/A; Weight: 354.05 g; Dimensions: N/A

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