Book description
When Sally Caswell persuaded her scientist husband Liam to move from
London to the quiet of rural Oxfordshire it was in the hope of a more
peaceful existence. But so far the move has led to nothing but discord.
Liam's sabbatical book project is not going well so, frustrated and
isolated, he quarrels incessantly both with Sally and with their
next-door neighbour, the crotchety pensioner Bodicote whose unruly goats
are a constant source of contention. But then a mysterious package
arrives that gives the couple real cause for anxiety. It appears that
Liam is being targeted by animal rights activists, though Superintendent
Markby, in charge of the investigation, is not entirely convinced. Liam
has many enemies, Bodicote amongs them, and it seems to Markby that
Liam's cantankerous old neighbour is hiding something. The more Markby
investigates, the more his unease grows - as does that of Meredith
Mitchell, Markby's girlfriend and an old friend of Sally Caswell, for
Meredith suspects Sally is far from well. Then a body is found ... Ann
Granger has lived in cities all over the world, since for many years she
worked for the Foreign Office and received postings to British embassies
as far apart as Munich and Lusaka. She is married, with two sons, and
she and her husband, who also worked for the Foreign Office, are now
permanently based in Oxfordshire.
