Robert and Linda

High diddle diddle,
The Cat played the Fiddle,
The Cow jump'd over the Moon,
The little Dog laugh'd to see such Craft,
And the Dish ran away with the Spoon.
~Earliest recorded version of the familiar nursery rhyme, printed in London in Mother Goose's Melody around 1765

Love, Death, and Nursery Rhymes

What could be more innocent than a nursery rhyme, or a grade-school, or a small farming community?

Linda Ross's small rural hometown should have been the perfect place for her to settle down and grow past her divorce. It should have been the perfect place for her to enjoy her dog, her music, her pottery, and her job as a grade-school teacher.

But as it turns out, Brenton is no more idyllic than any other town, large or small, and when one of Linda's students goes missing, she finds herself plunged into a tangle of fear and mystery.

Linda's ex-husband isn't the only person stalking her, and even her beloved dog isn't laughing now.