The Killings At Badger's Drift - Caroline Graham

The Killings At Badger's Drift Badger’s Drift - a tranquil English village, home to Miss Emily Simpson, a kindly, well-liked spinster. But a gentle stroll in the woods near her home one day brings an abrupt end to her peaceful existence, for Miss Simpson sees something among the trees that she was never meant to see, and someone makes sure she will never reveal what it was...

To the village doctor, Miss Simpson’s death looks natural enough, but her old friend Miss Lucy Bellringer is unconvinced and eventually drags the unwilling Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby into the case. His investigation reveals an unexpectedly seamy side to Badger’s Drift - old rivalries, old loves, new scandals all come to light. And a second, horrifically gruesome killing shocks Barnaby into running the murderer to ground...