Publisher's Synopsis
A Richard Jury novel. "one of the masters of the genre." NEWSWEEK "As usual, Ms Grimes nimbly orchestrates the suspense, giving the reader a sense of impending disaster." NEW YORK TIMES To escape his Long Piddleton lethargy, Melrose Plant had rented an old house in Cornwall, but he is unprepared for the onslaught of memories this triggers. And in examining his own past, he is caught up in the tragic past of the Bletchley family. With Richard Jury sent on a fool's errand to Northern Ireland, Melrose turns to Brian Macalvie for help when Johnny Wells' aunt disappears. Macalvie, a commander in the Devon and Cornwall police, is conducting his own investigation into a murder near Lamorna Cove. When Macalvie and Melrose repair to Lamorna's single pub, the 'Wink', Macalvie reveals a side of himself he'd rather stayed buried.
