Dr Nell Ward is an ecologist, not a detective. But when she's the prime suspect in a murder, only her unique set of skills could help to clear her name...

In the sleepy village of Cookingdean, Dr Nell Ward is busy working in the grounds of a local manor house. Whilst inspecting an old tunnel, she did not expect to overhear a murder. As the only person with any clues as to what happened, Nell soon finds herself in the middle of the investigation.

Desperate to clear her name Nell, along with her colleague Adam, set out solving the murder using their skills as ecologists to uncover details no one else would notice. But it soon becomes clear that playing Agatha Christie is much harder than it might, at first appear...

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July 1, 2022
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Sarah Yarwood-Lovett

In the quiet folds of the English countryside, where hedgerows hide secrets and shadows stir beneath the underbrush, Sarah Yarwood-Lovett has carved out an unexpected space for crime. Not with flashing lights or high-speed chases, but with the rustle of leaves, the flight of a crow, and the knowing eye of an ecologist who’s spent years decoding nature’s quiet language. Before she wrote a single line of fiction, Sarah spent over sixteen years as a wildlife specialist, tracking nocturnal mammals, studying animal behavior, and collecting data that would later shape her fictional worlds. That life—spent crouched in woodlands and poring over soil…