As spring returns to the Cotswolds so too does Thea Solocombe to house-sitting. She has agreed
to look after Lucy Sinclair''s new home in Northleach while Lucy is away. Thea soon meets
several of the locals and the neighbours who seem to irritate Lucy so much and comes to the
conclusion that Lucy is far from popular herself.When a man''s body is found in Northleach
Thea needs all her wits about her. The man''s death is not as straightforward as it seems and
at the heart of the mystery are secrets betrayed and exacted revenge. Thea is once again caught
up in the underhand dealings played out in the idyllic countryside.