"My standout novel of the year and puts Payne at the top table of crime writers."--Graham Bartlett

"DI Sheridan Holler is one of my all time favourite detectives."--Jo Callaghan

"A must read for all crime fiction fans"--D. S. Butler

In Liverpool, a woman inexplicably leaps to her death. The following morning, two bodies are found on nearby Crosby Beach: a woman tied to a statue, and a man buried up to his neck and left to drown.

When a nine-month-old murder case is reopened, DI Sheridan Holler is shocked to uncover family connections between the victim, Daniel Parks, and the three unexplained deaths. With Daniel's body still missing and the number-one suspect cleared of the crime, Holler's cold case suddenly becomes a major murder investigation.

Someone seems hell-bent on destroying the Parks family--but why? And as the links between the victims become increasingly sinister, can DI Holler find who's pulling the strings before the killer strikes again?