When a body is found on an Iron Age hillfort, DI Georgie Fraser is excluded from the case. Then an archaeological dig turns up a second set of bones. Not Iron Age. At most twenty years old. Could the two deaths be related? Fraser can only watch from the sidelines as her former protégée, DS Corby, takes on her first major case.

It seems everyone is standing in Corby’s way, from the landowner to the archaeologists on the dig, and even her own colleagues. And why does Corby’s case keep circling back to Fraser’s own investigation into the vandalism of ancient burial sites?

Who placed the bones in the cist? Who wrapped the body in tarpaulin? And if the two deaths, fifteen years apart, are as unconnected as they seem, why are the injuries identical?

Someone is out for revenge. Fraser and Corby must find out who — before Caer Caradoc claims another victim.

Discover the gripping next instalment of the Shropshire Mysteries. Perfect for fans of LJ Ross, Ann Cleeves, and Simon McCLeave.