'Absolutely loved it... The characters were some of the best I've read
in a long time.' Angela Marsons, no. 1 bestselling author of the Kim
Stone series
Oxford, 1960. Police constable Trudy Loveday is about to face her
first murder case...
It's five years since twenty-one-year-old Gisela Fleet-Wright died. But
when her former boyfriend is found brutally beaten to death the day
after a mysterious note threatened his life, the case is reopened - and,
to WPC Trudy Loveday's delight, she's sent to investigate alongside
coroner Clement Ryder.
At first it's just a ploy by her senior officer, a man who has never
liked Trudy, to keep the only WPC in the station out of his way. But as
Trudy and Clement begin to dig, their suspicions about Gisela's death
grow - and the dark secrets of two families are slowly revealed.
Through a trail of threatening notes and carefully arranged crime
scenes, Trudy and Clement begin to delve into the mind of a killer - and
discover just how twisted Gisela's death really was...
'A brilliant book! The pairing of Ryder and Loveday is a stroke of
genius.' Clare Chase, author of the Eve Mallow and Tara Thorpe
mysteries
'A thrilling whodunit, packed with Martin's trademark labyrinthine
plotting, stunning twists and turns.' The Lancashire Post
