Publisher's Synopsis
Carmen Brockham, owner of Rickenham Green's largest department store, has finally found a man she wants to marry. The only thing standing between her and happiness is her childhood friend, and manager of Brockham's, Malcolm Graham. When Malcolm fails to turn up for work on Monday morning, his deputy manager calls the police. His absence is completely out of character, he is a workaholic, a private man who lives alone. When his body is found, DCI Roper and his team are confronted with a crime scene unlike any other they have witnessed, it can only be described as ritualistic. Questioning reveals unpleasant undercurrents among the staff at Brockham's and few have any affection for Malcolm - Rope's prime suspect has to be Carmen Brockham. Slowly, Graham's double life comes to light and this becomes one case Roper is not sure if he wants to solve.
