Tragedy At Two

She's worked through all the days of the week, turning up clues and scrubbing up both messes and murderers in the village of Long Farnden. But crime is a persistent stain, and Lois Meade is finding that sleuthing is rarely a spotless endeavor...

Lois's daughter, Josie, was admittedly considering ditching her partner, Rob, but she certainly never expected him to be found left for dead in a ditch by the side of the road. When Rob tragically dies from his injuries, Inspector Cowgill has a murder investigation on his hands, and once again he turns to the woman he respects above all others -- Lois.

Suspicion for the attack quickly falls on the traveling gypsies camped out on Alf Smith's property in Long Farnden. But with prejudice against the gypsies running high in the village, Lois must follow a twisted path that leads to arson, local delinquents, secret assignations, and blackmail -- before she can discover who's been tinkering with the truth...

This is #9 in A Lois Meade Mystery.