A market trader is found dead in a country lane in what appears to be a deliberate hit-and-run. Inspector Vera Stanhope investigates the victim's life to determine who killed him and why.
DCI Vera Stanhope is called to a quiet country lane where a young man has been found dead following a collision with a car. On closer inspection, it becomes clear that this is not an accident and is way more than a hit and run. Vera discovers that the victim is a popular market trader so heads down to his pitch to start to put together an idea of who our man is and ascertain why anyone would want him dead.