The murder of Colonel Lampeter in Monk's Wood shocks the New Forest village of Monkbretton to the core. When a man is arrested and charged with the crime, young David Eden is called upon to serve on the jury at the trial. But David has suspicions of his own - and a conversation with his aunt Bessie confirms his fears that the secret of the murder might lie even closer to home than he had previously imagined. Soon David and his aunt discover the tragic truth at the heart of the mystery, and nothing in Monkbretton will be the same again...

First published in 1927, this vintage murder mystery is sure to delight all fans of classic crime fiction.