A country manor. Two murders. Multiple suspects. Can DI Ford solve the
case before his own dark past is exposed?
After a dog walker discovers human remains in a badger sett in the
idyllic Salisbury countryside, DI Ford is called in to lead the ensuing
murder investigation. When a second victim turns up in a nearby pond,
Ford is determined to find the connection.
Both victims met their fate near the sprawling Alverchalke Estate,
ancestral home of a decorated war hero and his family. One was a dogged
eco-activist and vocal critic of Lord Baverstock. The other was a petty
criminal and poacher, youngest brother of a notorious local crime
family. Certain that there's more to this case than trespassing, Ford
and Dr Hannah Fellowes race to find the hidden link. But when one
victim's family threatens to expose Ford's own dark secret, the ticking
clock becomes a time bomb.
Still consumed by guilt over his part in his wife's tragic accident and
struggling to raise the teenage son he lied to, Ford now finds himself
losing control of the investigation. Can he work with Hannah to solve
the case while privately fighting off the attempted blackmail? Or have
his demons finally caught up with him?
