Goat farmer, cheesemaker and weaver Tristan Smith is working on her North Yorkshire smallholding when a chance visit by archeologists exposes a skeleton in an abandoned WW2 bunker. But its not a wartime casualty.
Tristan becomes involved in the search for the truth about her predecessors, as DI Greg Geldard follows a trail rom North Yorkshire to the Norfolk Broads. He is seeking justice for a long-dead victim; but another casualty is hunting for a new life and a safe place to start again.
This rural thriller follows a shock discovery and a trail of clues, providing a powerful exploration into abuse and coercive control in close relationships.
First in the DCI Greg Geldard series.