Detective Superintendent Thomas Lynley retreated to Cornwall, hiking the coastline for a month. No matter how exhausting his days, painful memories do not diminish. Thomas discovers a young man who appears to have fallen. The closest town, better known for surfing than intrigue, seems an unlikely place for murder. Thomas is not a detective but a witness. The head of the vastly understaffed police department needs help with the mysterious woman whose cottage is near the discovery.
Detective Superintendent Thomas Lynley retreated to Cornwall, hiking the coastline for a month. No matter how exhausting his days, painful memories do not diminish. Thomas discovers a young man who appears to have fallen. The closest town, better known for surfing than intrigue, seems an unlikely place for murder. Thomas is not a detective but a witness. The head of the vastly understaffed police department needs help with the mysterious woman whose cottage is near the discovery.