Publisher's Synopsis
'The sweet countenance of Reason greeted Morse serenely when he woke, and told him that it wouldj be no bad idea to have a quiet look at the problem itself before galloping off to a solution.'
Chief Inspector Morse was alone among the congregation in suspecting continued unrest in the quiet parish of St Frideswide's.
Most people could still remember the churchwarden's murder. A few could still recall the murderer's suicide. Now even the police had closed the case.
Until a chance meeting among the tombstones reveals startling new evidence of a conspiracy to deceive...
