MEET DETECTIVE CAROL WREN IN THIS BRILLIANT NEW YORKSHIRE CRIME SERIES FULL OF TWISTS.

Meet Detective Carol Wren. She has abandonment issues — but she never gives up on a case. Yorkshire born and bred, she is backed up by her sergeant Dave Waite. His wife has left him — but Carol is fiercely loyal to her partner.

The body is discovered by Chippy June, the local chip shop owner, tethered to the railings at the end of the pier. Racing to the scene, Detective Carol Wren surmises that this was no suicide — but cold-blooded murder.

The victim is quickly identified as local fisherman Ortun Bevan. But the terrible storm the night before has washed away any physical evidence, and the local fishing community are a suspicious bunch, unwilling to talk to outsiders. It’s proving impossible for the detectives to make any headway in the investigation.

But that same night, the night of the storm, Carol’s new neighbour is burgled. The only thing taken is his company laptop.

When Carol discovers a connection between the theft and Ortun’s murder, she at last has a vital clue. As she delves further, she uncovers another unsolved killing and a series of sinister secrets stretching back more than fifty years.

Will old crimes lead to new murder . . . ?

Perfect for fans of Helen H. Durrant, Ann Cleeves, Rachel McLean, J.D. Kirk, Elly Griffiths and J.M. Dalgliesh.