Publisher's Synopsis
As a virus devastates the Scottish countryside, killing cattle and destroying lives, Detective Inspector Marjory Fleming finds herself at the heart of a trapped community. Infected cattle are burnt and buried. Then human remains are dug up near Kirkluce. In New York City, a woman called Laura resolves to discover the truth behind her sister's disappearance fifteen years ago and returns to Galloway. A family's obsession with bull running provides a sinister backdrop to DI Fleming's first murder investigation. And as death looms over this corner of rural Britain, one thing becomes clear: it won't be her last.
