While her pretty older sister Louisa is being presented to London society in the hope of snaring a wealthy and titled husband, young Lydia Bramwell is packed off to her Aunt Camilla in rural Sussex for the season. High-spirited Lydia expects a very dull visit, but the village of Diddlington is not the idyllic spot she anticipates. When a charred and bludgeoned corpse is found in the woods nearby, suspicion falls on Camilla's suitor, a handsome Frenchman. Convinced of his innocence, Lydia enlists the help of her new friend, John Savidge, in catching the real killer. But, before their dangerous adventure ends, there will be more than one unexpected discovery.
- ISBN10 070908109X
- ISBN13 9780709081098
- Publish Date 31 July 2006
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 7 April 2009
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher The Crowood Press Ltd
- Imprint Robert Hale Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 224
- Language English