Publisher's Synopsis
A nightmare discovery in the boot of a stolen BMW plunges car thief Danny Stapleton into the worst trouble of his life. What links his misfortune to the mysterious disappearance of an art teacher at a private school for girls in Chichester? Meanwhile, detective Peter Diamond finds himself in Sussex, much against his wishes. Orders from above push him into investigating a police corruption case in the Chichester force, and he soon finds himself reluctantly dealing with spirited schoolgirls, eccentric artists, and his formidable old colleague, Hen Mallin...
