When a grisly murder shocks a quiet English village, the baffled constabulary begs Scotland Yard to send its best man: ingenious, unflappable Detective-Inspector Littlejohn. A low-key investigator who’s at home with the quiet rhythms of country life, Littlejohn is never one to leap to a rash conclusion. As bombs fall on the English countryside, Littlejohn remains focused on keeping the peace.