'The queen of simmering tension' M. J. ARLIDGE

CAN YOU EVER ESCAPE THE PAST?

When Heather Pethick is found dead at the wheel of her car on a Birmingham back street, DCI Robin Lyons is immediately called to investigate. The single knife wound to Heather's throat leaves little room for doubt: she was murdered.

Robin initially suspects that the cold-blooded killing is a result of organized crime, especially when she learns that Heather lived on a farm with access to secluded coves on the Cornish coastline, ideal for trafficking.

But when another woman goes missing - someone with whom Heather had a fraught exchange just hours before she died - Robin realises that there's more to the story.

Can Robin find the killer before they strike again? And how much will she sacrifice to get to the truth?

PRAISE FOR LUCIE WHITEHOUSE
'Seriously good' LEE CHILD
'A strong, deft thriller with real depth' TANA FRENCH
'Exactly what great crime fiction should be: smart, twisty, shocking and compassionate' SARAH HILARY