'No one can tell a story like she can' Daily Express'One of today's most accomplished crime
writers' Literary Review'The queen of psychological thrillers' Irish
Independent____________'The bodies never stay buried forever . . .'On a freezing winter morning
fishermen pull a body from the sea. It is quickly discovered that the dead man was the prime
suspect in a decade-old investigation when a prominent civil servant disappeared without
trace. DCI Karen Pirie was the last detective to review the file and is drawn into a sinister
world of betrayal and dark secrets.But Karen is already grappling with another case one with
even more questions and fewer answers. A skeleton has been discovered in an abandoned campervan
and all clues point to a killer who never faced justice - a killer who is still out there.In
her search for the truth Karen uncovers a network of lies that has gone unchallenged for
years. But lies and secrets can turn deadly when someone is determined to keep them hidden for
good . . .The number one bestseller and unrivalled queen of crime Val McDermid is back with her
most exhilarating breath-taking thriller yet.____________Praise for Val McDermid the queen of
crime:'Brilliant . . . Sensational . . . Unforgettable' Guardian'Compulsively readable' Irish
Times'As good a psychological thriller as it is possible to get' Sunday Express'It grabs the
reader by the throat and never lets go' Daily Mail
