简介：WhileBarnabyisawayonholidayhisreplacement,thesoontoberetiredRonPringle,arrestsBillieGurdieforthemurderofatrampwholivedinthewoodsnearthevillageofUpperMarchwood.WhenBillie'sfatherisalsofounddeadinthesamewoodssomethreeweekslater,anapparentsuicide,Barnabyseriouslyquestionsthecoincidence.Whenthepost-mortemrevealstheseconddeathtoalsobemurder,Barnabyiscertainthatbothmurderswerecommittedbythesameperson.…