‘I have loved them all but this, in my opinion, is far and away Caro’s best novel to date! I see a brilliant future for DCI Christine Caplan and look forward to the next book already. Luscious setting, masterly writing and of course fiendish plotting!’
ALEX GRAY        

‘Dark, compelling and with enough atmosphere to keep the Meteorological Society busy for years, Caro Ramsay’s new series not only promises but delivers’
DOUGLAS SKELTON        

‘A cracking story, complex and intriguing, with a great new female character, DCI Christine Caplan, at the helm’
LIN ANDERSON        

‘[A] dark, suspenseful and atmospheric thriller starring a charismatic heroine’
Booklist (starred review)        

‘Fans of contemporary British police procedurals will want to have a look’
Publishers Weekly        

Praise for Caro Ramsay:

‘Brilliant . . . twisting the tension tauter with each page’
Guardian        

‘[Ramsay] is a titan of Tartan Noir’
HELEN FIELDS, author of Perfect Remains        

‘Ramsay handles her characters with aplomb, the dialogue crackles and the search for the killer has surprising twists and turns’
Observer        

‘Ramsay has been compared to "Ruth Rendell at her best". High praise indeed. There is little doubt she continues to be one Scotland's best’
Herald        

‘Cleverly structured . . . In the world of the imagination, Caro Ramsay makes her creations’ actions and motivations credible and in character . . . Compelling . . . She also has a great ability to conjure up and capture a strong sense of place’
The Courier, Scottish Book of the Week

‘The unravelling relationship between our heroes, Costello and Anderson, really makes this spark. A great pick-me-up read’
The Sun, Book of the Week