The detective's daughter Stella Darnell connects a murder in Tewkesbury Abbey to a decades-old mystery in wartime London.
PRAISE FOR LESLEY THOMSON:
'One of the most original characters in British crime fiction... Thomson's plots are original and she draws her characters with genuine affection' Sunday Times.
'In the best traditions of the classic whodunnit, this is Midsomer Murders for grown-ups' Jake Kerridge, Sunday Express.
'Lesley Thomson gets better and better' Ian Rankin.
'A clever mystery plot... Its excellence is in the characters, all credible and memorable' Literary Review.
'Gloriously well-written... Thomson creates a rich and sinister world that is utterly unique'
