Maggie Mackenzie is forced to spend her Christmas holidays on a farm in the middle of nowhere, with relatives she has never met. She recieves a bit of a ribbing from her cousin Tom for being a city girl. From the moment she steps on a rotting rabbit carcass Maggie is prepared for the worst. As Maggie comes to terms with life on the farm and being so far away from her mum she and Tom stumble upon a sheep rustling operation in the distirict when they discover butchered sheep on the Mackenzie farm. This leads to an even more sinister activity which brings them face to face with danger... Mystery at Dead Man's Ridge is set in Otago, New Zealand and gives a heart-warming insight into farming life and an interesting modern mystery to unravel.