After twelve years, the last person Scotland Yard Superintendent Duncan Kincaid expects to hear from is his ex-wife Victoria. But this is no social call. In her biographical research on troubled poet Lydia Brooke, Vic s uncovered reasons to believe Lydia s death five years ago was not suicide.
Much to Kincaid s surprise--and the unease of his partner and lover, Sergeant Gemma James--he finds he can t refuse Vic s request to look into the long-closed case. The police report raises questions, but not enough to reopen the investigation--until a second death occurs, this one clearly murder.
Now Duncan and Gemma must sift through a tangle of relationships, secrets, and lies to find not just a killer, but a secret which will change their own lives forever.
Much to Kincaid s surprise--and the unease of his partner and lover, Sergeant Gemma James--he finds he can t refuse Vic s request to look into the long-closed case. The police report raises questions, but not enough to reopen the investigation--until a second death occurs, this one clearly murder.
Now Duncan and Gemma must sift through a tangle of relationships, secrets, and lies to find not just a killer, but a secret which will change their own lives forever.
Deborah Crombie ist in Dallas aufgewachsen, hat aber lange in Schottland und England gelebt und ist mit einem Schotten verheiratet. Seit ihrem ersten Roman um Inspector Kincaid und Sergeant Gemma James wird sie von der Kritik mit Elizabeth George und Martha Grimes verglichen. Sie wurde für den AGATHA AWARD, den MACAVITY AWARD und den EDGAR ADWARD nominiert.
Die Autorin lebt mit ihrer Familie im Norden von Texas, verbringt aber viel Zeit in England, wo ihre Romane angesiedelt sind.
Die Autorin lebt mit ihrer Familie im Norden von Texas, verbringt aber viel Zeit in England, wo ihre Romane angesiedelt sind.
© Steve Ullathorne