Detective Inspector Lynley is approached by business magnate Brian Fairclough for a confidential review (not a formal investigation), into the circumstances of his nephew’s death. The coroner’s verdict was accidental death.
Still grieving the death of his wife, Detective Inspector Lynley has reasons of his own for welcoming a spell away from London.
After meeting various members of the extended Fairclough dynasty, Lynley discovers many possible motives for murder, and uncovers layers of deceit and betrayal that expose the lies at the heart of the Cumbrian community
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