Christmas is closing in on the small village of Aidan Kirkwood in England. New vicar and parish priest, Hugh Elliott, wants to concentrate on shepherding his flock through the holidays. His wife, former investigative reporter Berdie, is determined to put aside her former life and concentrate on being the perfect vicar's wife. Life, however, has another plan for her.
When Berdie and her best friend Ellie, stop in to pick up an older resident for shopping, they are shocked to discover her body with her house ravaged, obviously the result of a furious search. What could Miss Livingston have that was so important to someone else? She lived a quiet life, renowned locally for her wonderful lavender and the wreaths she made with it. But was her quiet life a shield from a troubled past?
Although Berdie doesn't want to upset her husband, she gets pulled into the investigation. The local policeman is useless and he quickly settles on an outsider and claps him into jail based on some trouble he got into as a youth. Berdie gets involved when she is let in on the secret love of the man accused and as she talks with him, she is more and more sure that he is innocent.
Marilyn Leach has created a cozy mystery that will interest readers of English mysteries like those of Agatha Christie. Berdie sees through the haze to the truth of the matter and doesn't let her gender or occupation stand in the way of revealing the truth. This book is recommended for mystery readers.
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