Publisher's Synopsis
'If you haven't caught up with Peter Robinson already, now is the time to start' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY A faceless corpse is discovered in a tranquil, hidden valley below the village of Swainshead, and when Chief Inspector Alan Banks arrives, he finds that no one is willing to talk. Banks's frustration grows when the identity of the body is revealed. It seems that his latest case may be connected with an unsolved murder in the same area five years ago. Among the silent suspects are the Collier brothers, the wealthiest and most powerful family in the area. When they start using their influence to slow down the investigation, Banks finds himself in a race against time...
