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Upper Oddington is home to Umberto Kingly, as well as his three dogs, and will be Thea Slocombe s latest house-sitting assignment. Thea expects the location will be one of her quietest, until the serene atmosphere is shattered by a fatal hit-and-run. The ensuing police investigation plunges Thea deep into the victim s complicated family dynamic and the rift that had already torn it apart. She cannot help wondering if the reverberations of scandal have led to a deliberate and murderous assault .; 352 pages; 19 01 2023