DI Tom Tyler has recently moved to Ludlow as part of putting his recent
separation from his behind him. He is just settling in when he is
called out to a hospital for war victims. A staff member and one of his
sons have been shot to death. A second son is in shock and hasn't
spoken. At the hospital, after viewing the scene of the murders, he
discovers an open window, and a dead carrier pigeon. It is carrying a
cryptic message which states: "They had no known grave."
It appears that the patients in the hospital are either physically
incapable of the murder or having mental difficulties due to their
injuries. Also, the grounds of the hospital are surrounded by a high
wall. An enigmatic letter arrives in the post addressed to Tyler and
further confuses his investigation.
When one of the nursing sisters dies in suspicious circumstances while
on night duty, Tyler can only assume that her death was caused by
someone within the hospital because the grounds have been closely
guarded by his constables. The coroner's report on the murders brings
disturbing news.
Author Maureen Jennings has a few more surprises up her sleeve before
concluding this wartime murder mystery. An entirely good read.
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