July 1914: a peaceful Suffolk summer as the world prepares for war.

When Winifred Smy becomes the governess to young Melka Eary, she finds herself once again at odds with everyone after witnessing the death of a local man. But was it just an accident? And why is Smy being followed? And just who is the suave Frenchman who has introduced himself to her? Smy believes that there is one elusive answer that ties everything together.

In the third of his Winifred Smy mysteries, Michael Heath has the eponymous amateur sleuth embroiled once more at the centre of confusing - and potentially murderous - events. Reintroducing many characters from the two previous novellas, he unfolds a riveting tale that draws the reader deep into dark secrets that some would prefer left undisturbed.

July 1914: a peaceful Suffolk summer as the world prepares for war.

When Winifred Smy becomes the governess to young Melka Eary, she finds herself once again at odds with everyone after witnessing the death of a local man. But was it just an accident? And why is Smy being followed? And just who is the suave Frenchman who has introduced himself to her? Smy believes that there is one elusive answer that ties everything together.

In the third of his Winifred Smy mysteries, Michael Heath has the eponymous amateur sleuth embroiled once more at the centre of confusing - and potentially murderous - events. Reintroducing many characters from the two previous novellas, he unfolds a riveting tale that draws the reader deep into dark secrets that some would prefer left undisturbed.