Follows 'The Greenway'.
Life in Portland Close was pleasantly uneventful for Ellie and her neighbours - until Eric Pearson moved in. For within just a few short weeks he had become the focus of violent intimidation.
Pearson claims he is being persecuted because he has the the journal of the late Simon Blake JP, which details some sinister crimes. Crimes that could topple powerful figures . . .
Detective Inspector Mike Croft is asked to investigate, although at first it seems Pearson's allegations are simply the work of a bitter, obsessed man. But then a terrible discovery is made on the outskirts of Bright's Wood . . .
