Publisher's Synopsis
"Stylish English whodunnit in the classic mode." SUNDAY TIMES "There is also a fine collection of real characters, and the surprise at the end is complete. What more could one want?" GUARDIAN Susan Lyne is visiting her sister Fiona and her brother-in-law, Arthur, for a relaxing holiday but soon gets caught up with the strange and terrifying events taking place in the neighbourhood. Nina and Rob Riscoe's eccentric farm next door houses some strange creatures including a pet python that has slithered out of the confines of the farm. Soon after, a body of a young girl is found in the woods and, almost before the investigation into her death has even started, another body is discovered. As the sinister events start to unfold around Susan, she is drawn deeper and deeper into the web of deceit...
