Warren Howe is surprised by a hooded visitor while working in a garden in OldSawrey a lovely village in Englands Lake District. Soon it is Warren who isdeadmurd... » 

Warren Howe is surprised by a hooded visitor while working in a garden in OldSawrey a lovely village in Englands Lake District. Soon it is Warren who isdeadmurdered with his own scythe. The police identify several suspects butlack the evidence to make an arrest.Years later an anonymous tip sparks the interest of DCI Hannah Scarlett whoheads the local Cold Case Review Team. Warrens wife Tina is accused of killingher husband although she had an alibi. Hannahs sergeant Nick Lowtherinvolved in the original investigation seems disturbed by her determination tolook again at the old crime. And Daniel Kind the historian wants to uncoverthe secret of the strange garden at his own cottage. Enlisting the help ofWarrens former business partner garden designer Peter Flint he is drawn intothe mystery of the murder.Daniel and Hannah find old sins cast long shadows as they search for the truth.Then there is another horrifying death. Daniel and Hannah piece together theclues that lead to a shocking revelation. But by the time the puzzle is solvedHannahs life has changed forever. «