'One of the most strikingly original police procedurals this year . . . It is breathtakingly good' - Daily Mail

'A masterclass of suspense' - David Baldacci, author of 6:20 Man

The electrifying crime novel featuring DS Saul Anguish from the award winning author, Fiona Cummins, author of Into the Dark and Rattle.

Every one of them has a dark secret

The Family

After a year they want to forget, the Hardwicke family set out to the Scottish Highlands for a much needed holiday.

The Crimes

They are about to cross paths with Missy and Fox, a violent and dangerous young couple hell-bent on infamy, their love story etched in blood and a dark past which must be uncovered.

The Detective

As the clock ticks down, Detective Saul Anguish is on the hunt to find the couple before more lives are lost.

The Mother - who will be forced to make an impossible decision.


Praise for Fiona Cummins:

'Grips like a vice' - Val McDermid, author of 1979

'Savage, heartbreaking, beautiful and chilling. Fiona Cummins rips up the rule book in this quite brilliant story of love and loss, murder and redemption' - Chris Whitaker, author of Tall Oaks

'Breathless plotting and twist after twist' - Ian Rankin, author of A Song for the Dark Times

'So good I read it twice. Trust me - Cummins is a keeper' - Lee Child, author of The Sentinel