A murder shocks the small town of Walden. And it’s only the beginning…_x000D__x000D_Walden 1921. Local reporter Iris Woodmore is determined to save her beloved lake Waldenmere from destruction._x000D__x000D_After a bloody and expensive war the British Army can’t afford to keep the lake and build a convalescent home on its shores yet they still battle with Walden Council and a railway company for ownership. But an old mansion used as an officer training academy stands where the railway company plans to build a lakeside hotel. It belongs to General Cheverton - and he won’t leave his home._x000D__x000D_When the General is found murdered it appears someone will stop at nothing to win the fight for Waldenmere. Iris thinks she can take on the might of the railway company and find the killer. But nothing prepares her for the devastation that’s to come…