Isobel Kingston is dead.

Or so everyone believes.

When a mysterious woman writes her last words in sand, Isobel steps out of the shadows to uncover the truth. As she plunges into a storm of betrayal, the winds are determined to throw Atticus Riot on her course, and the two detectives collide in a sea of madness and murder.

A thrilling historical mystery for fans of Laurie R. King, Deanna Raybourn, and Jacqueline Windspear.