‘A great story’ THE TIMES
‘An enjoyable twisty mystery from a master of the game’ MAIL ON SUNDAY
From the author of the books behind the #1 Netflix show The Lincoln Lawyer, and #1 Amazon Prime series Bosch and Ballard.
*****
‘A murder case is like a shark. It sleeps, it dies.’
LAPD Detective Stilwell was forced out of the Homicide department and sent to a dead-end post on Santa Catalina Island.
But when the idyllic holiday destination is rocked by report of a body found in the harbour, weighed down by an anchor, Stilwell has a point to prove to his superiors – and will cross every line to solve the murder himself.
It’s sink or swim, as failure will cost him everything while finding the killer will make him a target and reveal the dark heart of his new home.
But on a small island with big secrets – someone is always watching…
****
CRIME DOESN’T COME BETTER THAN CONNELLY:
‘The pre-eminent detective novelist of his generation’
IAN RANKIN
‘The best mystery writer in the world’
GQ
‘A superb natural storyteller’
LEE CHILD
‘A master’
STEPHEN KING
‘America’s greatest living crime writer’
DAILY EXPRESS
‘One of the great storytellers of crime fiction’
SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
‘An enjoyable twisty mystery from a master of the game’ MAIL ON SUNDAY
From the author of the books behind the #1 Netflix show The Lincoln Lawyer, and #1 Amazon Prime series Bosch and Ballard.
*****
‘A murder case is like a shark. It sleeps, it dies.’
LAPD Detective Stilwell was forced out of the Homicide department and sent to a dead-end post on Santa Catalina Island.
But when the idyllic holiday destination is rocked by report of a body found in the harbour, weighed down by an anchor, Stilwell has a point to prove to his superiors – and will cross every line to solve the murder himself.
It’s sink or swim, as failure will cost him everything while finding the killer will make him a target and reveal the dark heart of his new home.
But on a small island with big secrets – someone is always watching…
****
CRIME DOESN’T COME BETTER THAN CONNELLY:
‘The pre-eminent detective novelist of his generation’
IAN RANKIN
‘The best mystery writer in the world’
GQ
‘A superb natural storyteller’
LEE CHILD
‘A master’
STEPHEN KING
‘America’s greatest living crime writer’
DAILY EXPRESS
‘One of the great storytellers of crime fiction’
SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
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Reviews
Told in Connelly's deceptively understated style, the story is richly detailed when it comes to island life but delivers its essentials in the pared-back prose of the classic crime novel.
Twisty mystery from a master of the genre.
Vividly described... A great story.
It's superbly plotted and gripping - as always from the master of hard-boiled American crime.