Publisher's Synopsis
The tomb of the first Earl of Greta should have lain undisturbed on its island of bones for 300 years. When idle curiosity opens the stone lid, however, inside is one body too many. Gabriel Crowther's family bought the Gretas' land long ago, and has suffered its own bloody history. His brother was hanged for murdering their father, and Crowther has chosen comfortable seclusion over title for 30 years. But the call of the mystery brings him home at last. Travelling with forthright Mrs Harriet Westerman, who is escaping her own tragedy, Crowther finds a little town caught between new horrors and old. And against the wild and beautiful backdrop of fells and water, Crowther discovers that his past will not stay buried.
