When the body of four-year-old John Vincent is discovered, hidden in a midden, the already unhappy Cornwall family begins to unravel. With no obvious reason for his murder, a scapegoat must be found and his elder half-sister Charlotte, the sleepwalker, neatly fits the bill. After facing the horror of a trial by jury, Charlotte is found not guilty but suspicion still follows her as she takes up almost unpaid work as a teacher in the untrustworthy Mrs. Armitage's school. After her fellow teacher and friend, Miss Lamb, vanishes, followed by the tragic death of one of Charlotte's much-loved pupils, the finger of blame is pointed again. Now even Charlotte begins to believe that she is losing her mind and may well be a murderess.
- | Author: Norah Lofts
- | Publisher: Tree Of Life Publishing
- | Publication Date: Jul 15, 2019
- | Number of Pages: 272 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1905806892
- | ISBN-13: 9781905806898