When Diana Woods is found dead, the evidence quickly begins to point towards Bruce Rossiter. The circumstances surrounding the killing appear damning, and before long the detectives are faced with a case in which motive, opportunity, and betrayal seem to fit together almost perfectly.
But DS Dave Slater has learned that the most obvious explanation is not always the truth.
As Slater and Norman begin pulling apart the evidence, they uncover a tangled web of relationships and secrets surrounding the victim. Personal loyalties shift, hidden motives emerge, and the case becomes increasingly difficult to separate from the lives of the people closest to Diana.
Someone has gone to considerable lengths to create a convincing story—and if Slater is right, the real killer may be counting on the police making one fatal assumption.
With pressure building and the evidence pointing in dangerous directions, Slater must find the flaw in a carefully constructed deception before another life is destroyed.
A gripping British crime mystery of murder, betrayal, manipulation, and a killer who may be hiding in plain sight.