<p>''More than just a brilliant mystery . . . wonderful.'' <b>Ian Moore, author of <i>Death and Croissants</i></b><br>''Kept me guessing. Bravo!'' <b>Martin Edwards, author of <i>The Lake District Mysteries</i></b><br><br><font><b>It takes a village to bury a child.</b></font><br><br><b>1 September, 1939.</b> As the mass evacuation takes place across Britain, thousands of children leave London for the countryside, but when a little girl vanishes without trace, the reality of separation becomes more desperate and more deadly for those who love her.<br><br>In the chaos and uncertainty of war, Josephine struggles with the prospect of change. As a cloud of suspicion falls across the small Suffolk village she has come to love, the conflict becomes personal, and events take a dark and sinister turn.<br><br>''A class above the usual crime fiction.'' <i><b>Independent</b></i></p>