Originally published: New York: Kensington, 2000. England, 1923. the Honourable Daisy Dalrymple, having decided to make her own living rather than live with her mother in Dower House, has found success with her series of articles on country manor homes. To research her latest piece, she travels to Occles Hall. What she finds is a household under the thumb of the ill-tempered and demanding lady Valeria. And the discovery of the body of a pregnant maid buried in the winter garden does nothing to improve lady Valeria's mood. A young Welsh under-gardener is arrested for the crime, but Daisy is sure of his innocence. Wary of the air of secrecy that permeates Occles Hall, Daisy convinces Alec Fletcher of Scotland Yard to investigate further-and what the uncover is a murder more complex and horrifying than either could have imagined.
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