
Down in the seaside town of Teignmouth, ex-Met detective Eden Driscoll grows restless after a long summer caring for his nine-year-old nephew. When a man knocks at Eden's door desperate for help, claiming someone is trying to kill him, Eden jumps at the chance to solve a mystery. But before he can ask more questions, the stranger disappears. His cry for help came too late - that same night a house along the coast is burnt to the ground and a man's remains are discovered among the rubble. Eden soon he finds himself digging into the case, only to uncover a web of deception, jealousy, and corruption.
- Genres
- Crime
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Hemlock Press
- ISBN
- 9780008720452
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