Constable Evan Evans, sole police officer in the charming Welsh village
of Llanfair, is assigned to assist an expedition to raise a World War II
German bomber plane from a lake. The whole venture is being filmed for a
documentary on World War II and Evans tries to assist the film crew by
finding them local people with stories to tell. Little does he realize
that resurrecting the past can sometimes mean opening old wounds. After
some unhappy confrontations, it is not just the villagers who are upset
by the filmmakers. Evans' own life is thrown into turmoil as he
discovers his girlfriend Bronwen's past relationship with someone from
the film crew.
Tensions build until one of the filmmakers disappears and is eventually
found dead in a nearby slate mine. The case grows more complex as Evans
slowly uncovers evidence that the victim had many enemies. In the
process Evans also exposes an elaborate World War II scheme to hide
paintings from the National Gallery. Do these paintings have something
to do with the filmmaker's disappearance? How could he be connected to
events that took place more than half a century ago?
With this fifth addition to her critically acclaimed series, Rhys Bowen
creates a colorful, thrilling mystery set in two eras against the
backdrop of a uniquely appealing small town filled with unforgettable
characters.
