Philly Barker and the French Connection

A French buying trip. A bold theft. A body in the churchyard...

When antiques dealers Tamsin and Henry Proctor return to Chipwell after months in France, their stories of a picturesque village-and a notorious cat burglar-seem like little more than dinner party entertainment.

Until their shop is broken into, and only their French purchases are stolen.

For Philly Barker, something doesn't add up.

Unusual auction bids. Valuable pieces quietly donated to a charity shop. A customer insisting the items were stolen abroad. Then, while walking her dog, Philly makes a chilling discovery: a dead man in the churchyard-and Henry Proctor lying unconscious beside him.

The victim? The very French antiques dealer who helped the Proctors.

As suspicion mounts and the trail leads back across the Channel, Philly and Robbie begin to unravel a sophisticated theft ring spanning France and England. But someone is watching-and they'll do whatever it takes to keep the truth buried.

Because the real threat isn't overseas-it's much closer to home.

With secrets, lies, and betrayal closing in, Philly must expose the truth before she becomes the next target...

And this time, her heart may be just as much at risk as her life.