The key to unlocking a series of murders in 1920s Worcestershire lies in South Africa and a devastating 20yearold secretFebruary, 1927. The remains of an unidentified middleaged man are found beneath the snow in the grounds of Maxtead Court, home of the wealthy Scroope family. Meanwhile, Margaret ReesTalbot is preparing for her wedding to the Rev Symon Scroope to the disapproval of some residents of the small market town of Folbury, who think its too soon after the death of Margarets father Osbert, found drowned in his bath a few months previously. An accident or was there more to it than that? Before he died, Osbert had been writing an account of his experiences as a soldier during the Second Boer War. But what really happened in South Africa back in 1902? Could there be a connection to his death? Then a second death occurs. And it becomes increasingly clear to the investigating DI Herbert Reardon that at least one Folbury resident has a shocking secret to hide.

Binding: Paperback;224 pages; Publisher: Canongate Books; Classification: FFH; Weight: 430 g; Dimensions: 139 x 215 x 21

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