How would you carry out the perfect murder?

This is the conundrum confronting recently widowed farmer John Gault, when friends encourage his dormant writing ambitions to distract him from his recent loss.

It's harder than it sounds – especially with no particular victim in mind.

But suddenly an idea presents itself.

As he works it through with Sarah, herself widowed not long ago under somewhat mysterious circumstances, his evolving book plot gradually becomes something altogether more sinister...