Publisher's Synopsis
WHY WOULD A YOUNGISH MAN, OBVIOUSLY EDUCATED AND FROM A GOOD BACKGROUND, CHOOSE TO LIVE ALONE IN A REMOTE, TUMBLEDOWN COTTAGE THAT HAD STOOD EMPTY FOR YEARS, SEEING NO ONE AND WITH ONLY A DOG FOR COMPANY? THE VILLAGE OF WREXFORD DIDN'T TRUST HIM - PARTICULARLY WHEN HE GAVE HIS NAME AS JOHN SMITH. THEN MEYRICK, A TRACTOR DRIVER TAKING REFUGE FROM A RAINSTORM IN A NEARBY WOOD, SAW A BIT OF RED CLOTH ...AND FOUND THE BODY OF A YOUNG GIRL. ENTER INSPECTOR FINCH TO INVESTIGATE THE MURDER. THE OBVIOUS SUSPECT WAS THIS 'JOHN SMITH', BUT WAS HE THE MURDERER? 7/3/88-SETTING 9/11 PT.TIMES: A: 8000 @ $2.99: 256PP: UC=52P: MAX.
