Detective Constable Evan Evans and his new bride, Bronwen, are settling
into married life in their little cottage above the village of Llanfair
when they meet the daughter of one of the village's newest families, a
16-year-old Pakistani girl named Jamila. Bronwen and Jamila are becoming
good friends when Jamila finds out from her parents that they have
arranged a marriage for her back in Pakistan. Evans tries to convince
her family not to enforce the custom, arguing that Jamila is a normal
Welsh teenager, but just as the tensions increase, the girl suddenly
vanishes. Bronwen is distraught, but there's no trace of her.
At work, Evans is investigating the murder of a man shot to death
through the open window of his home while eating breakfast. After the
man's wife is jailed as a suspect, a second man is killed - and then a
third - and Evans and his team are on the hunt for a serial killer. But
they can't seem to find any connections between the three men....
In the surprising climax of Edgar Award finalist Rhys Bowen's 10th
Constable Evans mystery, Evans risks everything to solve the murders and
discover what happened to Jamila. All in all, the novel is a triumph for
fans of Bowen's acclaimed Evans series and a wonderful discovery for new
listeners.
