Part of Dalziel & Pascoe, book 13
First published 1993
Superintendent Dalziel thought he had solved the case decades ago. A nanny murdered someone in a grand English estate, and justice was served. Now the convicted woman walks free after thirty years, only to disappear to America before anyone can question her. Dalziel returns to the crime scene with Inspector Pascoe to reexamine evidence from a generation past. They uncover clues pointing to the wrong person's execution and discover connections reaching into the royal family itself. When a key witness turns up dead, Dalziel gets forced onto leave and follows the nanny to New York. Pascoe remains in Yorkshire, carefully investigating a case that powerful people want buried. The two detectives work on opposite sides of the Atlantic, fighting against those who will kill to keep old secrets hidden. Truth proves dangerous when it threatens the highest levels of British society.
Genres: historical-fiction, mystery, crime, thriller, detective
Vibes: atmospheric, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, investigation, unreliable-narrator
Setting: America, England, New York, Yorkshire
Period: 20th-century, 30 years ago
392 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Dell
Content warnings: death, murder