This story starts early in the second world war. TheBradshall family had been living In London where Ernest Bradshall worked for the government, and his work could not be talked about. Ernest had purchased a house in the country at a remarkably cheap price. Patricia, his wife, did not want to leave London because she liked the glamour and excitement of the city. The school in London was being evacuated to the country. Amy was pleased about this, and when she met Judy, the Bradshall's daughter, she decided to take this young child with her. When the Bradshall parents found their daughter missing it created frenzy, until she was at last found. The family's move to the country was far more dramatic than they had expected. Crime, and horror definitely was not confined to London. This all came to a head when they discovered that a murder had been committed there. It just had to be solved.