The arrival of an enigmatic stranger wreaks havoc on the denizens of an English village; most notably two apparently harmless women. Miss Finch and Miss Swallow, cousins, have put their pasts behind them and settled into conventional country life. But when Theodore Cadmus moves into the middle cottage, the safe monotony of their lives is shattered.
A wickedly satirical novel, filled with mystery, revenge and outlandish killings.