A dark and twisty police procedural with a brilliant female detective, set in the Scottish Highlands
When a body is discovered in the water at the Falls of Lora, it looks like a straightforward suicide to DCI Christine Caplan. But when her superior officer alerts her to similarities with a locked case – and a legal minefield – she discovers that darker truths lurk beneath the surface.
‘Girl A’ was convicted of murdering three people when she was a child. Now she’s missing and a man is dead. The top brass are screaming for a quick resolution, and ‘Girl A’ is a media sensation and a risk to herself as well as others. The clock is ticking for Caplan to bring her to justice – but the truth may be darker than even she fears …
“A breathtaking combination of police procedural and twisted psychological thriller”
kirkus Reviews
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“Gripping … Ramsay has created a fascinating character in Caplan”
publishers Weekly
”Praise for the Christine Caplan series: Ramsay debuts a new series with this dark, suspenseful, and atmospheric thriller starring a charismatic heroine”
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“This is a taut, suspenseful police procedural with plenty of dark twists to keep fans riveted”
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“Caro Ramsay fully deserves a place in the upper echelons of Scottish crime writing … top-notch”
financial Times
Caro Ramsay was born and brought up in Glasgow, and now lives in a village on the west coast of Scotland. She is an osteopath, acupuncturist and former marathon runner, who devotes much of her time to the complementary treatment of injured wildlife at a local rescue centre. She is the author of thirteen previous Anderson & Costello thrillers and one standalone novel of psychological suspense. This is the second in the gripping DCI Christine Caplan thriller series.