Intriguing, intelligent, and entertaining... I loved it Liz NugentFinalist for The Ngaio Marsh Best Crime Novel 2023Shortlisted for the NZ Booklovers Award for Best Adult FictionNothing in Stan Andinos unremarkable life could prepare him for the day he discovers his wife naked, except for a black apron, bleaching out a stain from the carpet that only she can see. A CT scan one week later explains the seemingly inexplicable Carmen Andino has a brain tumour.As Stan and their teenage sons grapple with the diagnosis and frightening personality changes in their wife and mother, Austin Lamb, a close friend and local doctor, does everything possible to assist the family in crisis.Months later, Austins wifes body is discovered at the bottom of Browns Bay cliffs by Eliot Bard.But who is lying, and who is telling the truth?Insists that you keep reading into the small hours Paddy RichardsonPeppered with twists and turns Yrsa SigurardttirA masterful anatomy of a friendship shattered by illness and violent death Liam McIlvanneyPropels you along on a rollercoaster ride Vanda SymonA compelling and deliciously unsettling read North and SouthA masterful thriller Style Magazine

Binding: Paperback;352 pages; Publisher: Legend Press Ltd; Classification: FF; Weight: 454 g; Dimensions: 129 x 197 x 28

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