First published 2004
Michael Cantrip travels to the Channel Islands with high expectations. The young lawyer has landed a lucrative tax case that could make his career. The islands offer sunshine and what should be straightforward legal work. But the remote location harbors secrets that turn deadly. Members of Cantrip's legal team begin dying under suspicious circumstances. The killings follow a pattern that suggests deliberate targeting rather than coincidence. Each death brings Cantrip closer to realizing that someone wants to eliminate everyone connected to the case. The isolation of the Channel Islands works against the survivors. Help feels far away as the body count rises. Cantrip must figure out who among the remaining team members can be trusted and why someone is willing to kill to stop their legal work. The tax case that promised fortune now threatens to cost him his life. What started as a professional opportunity becomes a fight for survival where Cantrip must solve the murders before he becomes the next victim.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: deadly-secrets, high-stakes, isolated-setting
Setting: Channel Islands
Period: 20th-century
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