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In the small Hampshire village of Sowerbridge, Irish labourer Patrick
O'Riordan has been arrested for the brutal murder of elderly Lavinia
Fanshaw and her live-in nurse, Dorothy Jenkins. As shock turns to fury,
the village residents form a united front against Patrick's parents and
cousin, who report incidents of vicious threats and violence.
But friend and neighbour Sibohan Lavenham remains convinced that Patrick
has fallen victim to a prejudiced investigation and, putting her own
position within the bigoted community in serious jeopardy, stands firmly
by his family in defence of the O'Riordan name.
Days before his trial, terrible secrets about the O'Riordans' past are
revealed to Siobhan, and the family's only supported is forced to
question her loyalties. Could Patrick be capable of murder after all?
Could his parents' tales of attacks be devious fabrication? And, if so,
what other lies lurk beneath the surface of their world?
As the truth rapidly unfurls, it seems that Sowerbridge residents need
to be very afraid. For beneath a cunning facade, someone's chilling
ambition is about to ignite...
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