Synopsis

Barnaby and Troy have returned to Badger's Drift, drawn by a murder. The victim is Richard Bayly, a property developer whose plans for a new housing estate had stirred considerable resentment within the quiet village. Bayly had been battling a brain tumour, and his death, by way of an Indian sword belonging to the local Vicar, Stephen Wentworth, presents a curious complication. Adding to the intrigue is the recent arrival of Simon Fletcher, a theatre director haunted by a troubled past, and perh