Publisher's Synopsis
As Sarah Causeley settles into her new post as governess at Hallam House, she finds life in a small English village in the 1930s enchanting: the cucumber sandwiches, the intellectual conversation, the rambling gardens. But clouds of war are gathering over Europe and the well-respected Hallams - passionate about peace, principles, and democracy - find themselves the victims of a hate campaign. First a freshly killed dog is left at their door. But no one suspects the malice growing in the countryside until a human skeleton - and then a corpse - are found on the Hallam lawn.
