An abandoned motor cruiser is found stranded on South Binness Island in
Langstone harbour.
There's a large pool of blood on the deck and heavy crimson spatter up
the side of the storage lockers. But no sign of a body on board.
Detective Inspector Andy Horton is on the case. He discovers the boat
owner's identity: Neil Spender, a Portsmouth binman. But he's nowhere to
be found.
It's not long before Horton's pulled into another investigation
involving an unusual robbery at a local art gallery. Three paintings
have been switched for forgeries.
The gallery owner is adamant the originals have been stolen. But there's
no evidence of a break-in.
Now Horton and Cantelli have a murder investigation to solve and a
cunning art fraudster to find. Time is ticking for our dogged detectives
. . .