Thea Osborne & her faithful spaniel Hepzie have taken on a house-sitting assignment in the charming Cotswold village of Temple Guiting. But as always an idyllic village can harbour a disquieting number of secrets & when a skeleton is discovered at the roots of an old beech tree Thea is grateful for the presence of her partner DS Phil Hollis. There is no concrete evidence as to who the bones belonged to although it isnt long before theories & rumours abound. Thea soon finds herself drawn into a murder investigation
- perhaps the countryside isnt that quiet after all.