Publisher's Synopsis
When DI Vera Stanhope finds the body of a woman in the sauna room of her local gym, she wonders briefly if she's uncovered a simple death from natural causes. But a closer inspection reveals ligature marks around the victim's throat Vera pulls her team together and sets them interviewing those connected to the victim, while she and colleague, Sergeant Joe Ashworth, work to find a motive. And when they discover that the victim had worked in social services, and had been involved in a shocking case involving a young child, then it appears obvious that the two are somehow connected. Though things are never as they seem...
