About This Book
Former schoolmates reconnect in a small rural community where a budding romance and everyday parish life provide the setting for the disappearance of an important old document. The search for the missing parchment drives a methodical inquiry that assembles clues, witness testimony, and circumstantial evidence, produces false leads and a set trap, and uncovers a peculiar backstory that reframes earlier assumptions. The plot moves through investigation, moral dilemmas, and revelations to a confession and an unexpected final twist, combining village atmosphere with brisk detective procedure.