A legacy of blood. A harvest of secrets. In the Allotment of Fear, the truth is the most dangerous thing you can grow. Five years ago, John Dewhurst was slaughtered in his garden shed. It wasn't just a murder; it was a butchery that left the quiet Yorkshire community of Ash Tree Lane reeling. The police walked away with no answers, but his daughter, Grace, can't let the past rot. Private Investigator Jack Branham is hired to do what the authorities couldn't: find the hand that held the blade. But the allotments are a war zone of toxic grudges, steroid-fuelled rage, and domestic betrayals hidden behind padlocked gates.

As the Yorkshire summer swelters, Jack digs into a world where "minding your own business" is a survival tactic. Some secrets are meant to stay buried, and someone is willing to use any tool at their disposal to keep them that way. Jack is about to find out that in this soil, the roots of murder run deep. The second gripping case for Private Investigator Jack Branham.