Book description
Thea Osborne is thanking her lucky stars. After two disastrous
housesitting incidents in which she unwittingly became embroiled in
murder and mayhem, she is only too happy to have a bit of time to
concentrate on her blossoming releationship with DI Phil Hollis. The
couple has retreated to Phil's late aunt's cottage in Cold Aston,
and other than the odd interruption from his childhood acquaintance,
the eccentric Ariadne, they look forward to some peace and quiet.
But the bad luck that plagues the hapless Thea and her beloved
spaniel Hepzibah is never far away. With autumn drawing in,
preparations for Samhain, the pagan origin of Halloween, are well
underway when Ariadne discovers a very tangible reminder of the
season of death: a body laid out like a sacrificial victim on
Notgrove Barrow.
It soon becomes apparent that the cosy village
has more than its share of secrets. But just how far will some go to
keep them hidden?
Rebecca Tope lives on a smallholding in Herefordshire, with a full
complement of livestock, but manages to travel the world and enjoy
civilisation from time to time as well. Most of her varied experiences
and activities find their way into her books, sooner or later. Her own
cocker spaniel, Beulah, is the model for Hepzibah, but is
unfortunately ageing much more rapidly.
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