Abstract

When DI Vera Stanhope finds the body of a woman in the sauna room of her local gym, she wonders brieflyif she's uncovered a simple death from natural causes. But a closer inspection reveals ligature marks of the victim's throat... Vera and colleague Joe Ashworth discover that the victim had worked in social services and been involved in a shocking case involving a young child, it seems that the two are somehow connected. But things are rarely what they seem... -- Cover.