Verity Hawkes’ father unexpectedly shows up in Leafy Hollow, claiming there’s something hidden in Rose Cottage that Verity’s mother wanted him to have. Why has he traveled from Australia now? What is the mysterious object he won’t tell Verity about? And why hasn’t he had any contact with Verity since she was 8 years old?
Since her father won’t answer any questions, Verity undertakes an investigation on her own. She learns that her now deceased mother, as a graduate student, assisted on an archeological dig that’s somehow related to the mysterious item hidden in Rose Cottage. There’s something fishy about the conflicting answers she gets when she asks questions about the dig and professor who was in charge of it, leading Verity deeper still into her investigation.
Having listened to a couple of audiobooks recently with poor narration, I really want to thank the narrator. The story itself combined with the narration make the Leafy Hollows series very enjoyable to listen to.