First published 1986
Chief Inspector Henry Tibbett arrives in Berrybridge Haven expecting a peaceful vacation. Instead, he finds himself drawn into a murder investigation that mirrors an unsolved case from the past. When a fresh killing occurs using the same method as the earlier crime, local authorities ask Tibbett to take another look at what everyone assumed was a closed matter. The similarities between the two deaths are too striking to ignore. Tibbett must determine whether the new murder is a copycat crime or if the original case was never truly solved. As he digs deeper into the connections between past and present, Tibbett uncovers secrets that someone in Berrybridge Haven will kill to protect. The investigation forces him to question whether justice was served the first time around and whether the real killer has been hiding in plain sight all along.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, detective
Vibes: atmospheric, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: amateur-detective, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Berrybridge Haven
Period: 20th-century
Paperback · Henry Holt & Company