DI Clare Mackay is called to Albany High, where the body of a girl has been found. A suspected suicide - yet Sophie Bakewell was by all accounts a cheerful, talented student. Could she really have been hiding a darker side? It's not the only disturbing case to land on Clare's desk. Across town, an elderly man is in danger. Yet before the police can determine the facts, everything changes and they are presented with two suspicious deaths to investigate. As Clare and her team face the possibility that anything they believe to be true about the deaths is wrong, they might find that a killer can lurk behind the most innocent of faces... 'Engrossing and immersive... had me hooked from the first page and ' Angela Marsons, author of the Detective Kim Stone series ' is ... full of twists' Rachel McLean, author of the Dorset Crime series with a plethora of teasingly plausible suspects' Tim Sullivan, author of the DS Cross Thrillers 'I absolutely loved ... ' Rachel Lynch, author of the DI Kelly Porter series 'Such a gripping police procedural and a superb cast of characters. from the Mackay series' J.M. Hewitt, author of . This latest installment keeps the reader turning the pages to ' Sheila Bugler, author of ... A genuinely brilliant whodunnit that oozes all the dread, mystery and excitement that we've come to expect from this series' Jonathan Whitelaw, author of 'Very human characters, superbly timed surprises and a ' B P Walter, author of ' Sarah Ward, author of 'Good storyline and engaging... ' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review 'This is the first book I have read by this author, and it certainly will not be the last. The story was . A brilliant police procedural' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review 'There are plenty of twists and red herrings to keep us on our toes. I love Marion's style of writing. The storyline is gripping... 'Love the Claire Mackay novels. . Plenty of suspense to keep me guessing' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review