Where there's a body in Malvern End, there are secrets to be uncovered. .

. Jude Gray has worked hard to bring a steady equilibrium to life on Malvern Farm and things are going well.

The only fly in the ointment is the foul addition of a new face in the village: staunch townie and chauvinistic sleaze, Des Smith. Jude has nothing but sympathy for his caring, patient wife, Loretta, who has become a regular visitor to the farm for a cup of tea and a chat.

But things take a turn for the worse when a hit and run outside The Lamb brings death once again to the village. Is it an accident or is something more sinister afoot?Perhaps the answer lies in the stranger with red trainers who's been seen wandering through the village and through Jude's fields at night.

Following the clues, Jude desperately hopes she will find the right answers, because the murderer being someone she knows is unfathomable. .

. -'A hugely enjoyable and clever murder mystery.

' C L Miller, author of The Antique Hunter's Guide to Murder'. .

. like a lovely visit to the countryside, a tense murder mystery, and a visit with people I'd want to be friends with all rolled into one.

' Kristen Perrin, author of How to Solve Your Own Murder. .