The Lightbody Bequest: the thrilling sequel to The Lightbody Legacy
After the shocking events of the previous summer, life in the Suffolk village of Wickthorpe resumes its normal rhythms. Emma Oldridge’s love for vet, Rick Billington, remains unrequited; long-suffering Ava Green continues to care for her ungrateful mother, Enid; and Honoraria Simpson-Fairchild adopts a new approach in her quest for a man.
However, questions about a girl’s drowning remain unanswered, and dark secrets simmer behind closed doors. When a book written two hundred years ago, The Life & Times of Martha Lightbody, is discovered, some hope it will resolve the myth of the Wickthorpe Witch, once and for all. Others seek to use the book for their own ends. Plots and superstition abound as the twists and turns of Martha’s story unfold.
And another body is discovered in Dark Water Lake …