β Scribed by E.C.R. Lorac, Martin Edwards
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ββNever make trouble in the villageβ is an unspoken law, but itβs a binding law. You may know about your neighboursβ sins and shortcomings, but you must never name them aloud. Itβd make trouble, and small societies want to avoid trouble.β β©When Dr Raymond Ferens moves to a practice at Milham in the Moor in North Devon, he and his wife are enchanted with the beautiful hilltop village lying so close to moor and sky. At first they see only its charm, but soon they begin to uncover its secrets β envy, hatred and malice. β©A few months after the Ferensβ arrival, the body of Sister Monica, warden of the local childrenβs home, is found floating in the mill-race. Chief Inspector Macdonald faces one of his most difficult cases in a village determined not to betray its dark secrets to a stranger.
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