A victim who’s made her last mistake.

A killer hiding in plain sight.

A secret worth killing for.

One Saturday morning, Detective Siv is called to Lansdown Court, a secluded little seaside community of artists, entrepreneurs and drifters.

Behind the doors of resident artist Jem Calloway’s studio, the walls, the canvases, everything is stained red. With blood.

Slumped at Jem’s desk, there’s a dead woman. A knife plunged deep in her neck. She is Luanna Forbes, owner of the bijou gift shop next door.

Jem says he has no idea how she got there. He spent the whole night at a party, in a drunken haze. Siv has her doubts. Her sergeant was at the same party.

Last night Jem was desperate to tell the sergeant something about his neighbour.

This morning he’s refusing to speak.

Is he keeping a secret or hiding a killer?

Because someone in this close-knit community has murdered one of their own. Siv must break through a wall of silence to uncover the truth. Before anyone else gets killed.

Discover an utterly enthralling detective mystery, full of twists and turns. Perfect for fans of Rachel McLean, P.F. Ford, Matt Brolly, Simon McCleave, Elly Griffiths, Pauline Rowson and Ann Cleeves.