Publisher's Synopsis
DCI Mark Lapslie suffers from synaesthesia - a rare neurological condition that has cross-wired his senses. The sickening clamour of sounds he can taste has smothered his marriage and stifled his career. At the scene of a fatal traffic accident, Lapslie's interest is in the desiccated corpse found lying next to the recently deceased driver. He has a fleeting recollection, only for him, it's something he can almost taste... Memories haunt Violet Chambers too. She does what she can to stay ahead of them. Taking tea with her elderly friend Daisy, she knows it's time to move on again. As Daisy falls to the floor, skin burning, eyes streaming, Violet calmly waits. Black hellebore is remarkably potent poison. It won't be long now...
