When a writer of fictional novels is searching for inspiration for her next book, she finds it in the most unusual way when a chance encounter with a stranger fires her imagination...A local vicar is accidentally unearthed from his shallow, unconsecrated grave, and finding out who did this foul deed would not be possible until the meticulous Inspector discovered the real reasons behind this ungodly act. The reasons for the vicar's death prove to be almost unbelievable, but not as unbelievable as the inhuman innovation needed for such a heinous crime as being buried alive. Deception on a grand scale. But how, and by whom?