A stunning, clever and unputdownable new Minnesota-based thriller from the masterful pen of a future giant. Lieutenant Jonathan Stride has never forgotten the case that made him decide to join the police force. Back in the 1970s, Laura -- sister of Strides girlfriend -- was murdered. The obvious suspect was a vagrant, who slipped through the hands of the police, including Strides detective hero Roy. Now, though, Strides looking at the case in a new light. Tish Verdure, an old friend of Lauras, has come home: and shes certain that the killer was a local boy, now an attorney with connections at the highest level. Strides soon convinced that there was a deliberate decision to direct the investigation towards a simple solution and away from Tishs suggested perpetrator: but hes also convinced that Tish is hiding a secret about the past. A secret that could have shattering consequences -- including a second murder...