A young woman has been murdered next to a mysterious, hooded, figure-like stone, but no one recognizes her - or admits to it. Scotland Yard detective Ian Rutledge is asked to take a second look at Chief Inspector Brian Leslie's inquiry, to see if he can identify this victim. He too finds very little to go on in Avebury, slowly widening his search beyond the village - only to discover that unlikely - possibly even unreliable - clues are pointing him toward an impossible solution, one that will draw the wrath of the Yard down on him, and very likely see him dismissed if he pursues it.
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