Emily Taheny

Blake is called to investigate the case of a murdered retired carpenter, the only suspect is found praying over the body, covered in blood.

Something odd is happening in Nompton. Gardens have been wrecked, property vandalised, and the Gnome Queen has mysteriously vanished, along with Berty Henrickson.

Zayn arrives home just in time to help Rosie fight off a killer gnome. Meanwhile, Nompton is in turmoil, as swathes of tourists and the scandal-ridden TV weatherman Brant Sanders converge on the town.

Crowds of terrified tourists speed away in their vehicles, only to find that the Nompton Bridge, the town’s only link to the outside world, has mysteriously collapsed and everyone is trapped.

What’s left of Nompton’s finest are on the verge of another onslaught, when Zayn, Rosie, Dylan, and Jenny arrive, decimating the horde of gnomes with weedkiller from the super-soakers.