Publisher's Synopsis
"Stallwood is in the top rank of crime writers." - DAILY TELEGRAPH When the flying bombs terrorised London in 1944, anxious mothers sent their children away to the countryside. Oxford and its surrounding villages appeared to be havens of safety, but other dangers menaced some unlucky children - and for ten-year-old Chris Barnes, the result was death. Over fifty years later, novelist Kate Ivory uncovers Chris's tragic tale. Amongst piles of papers in the attic of the house she shares with her partner, George, she finds the child's diary and drawings, and an old newspaper photograph. But one thing remains unclear - why he died so young. Kate determines to find the truth, but that knowledge comes at a price...
