War, the Bones and Dr. Cowie

Far from the Blitz, Marian Cowie is reluctantly resting in rural Aberdeenshire when a German 'plane crashes nearby. An airman goes missing, and bones are revealed. Marian is sure she could solve the mystery if only the villagers would stop telling her useless stories - but when the crisis comes, Marian finds the stories may have a use after all.