Part of Detective Inspector Caius Beauchamp
First published 2024
Detective Inspector Caius Beauchamp faces two corpses that unlock mysteries from the past. A rowing crew pulls a body from the Thames, connecting to a clothing company executive who vanished with millions from the corporate pension fund years earlier. During a theater performance, Beauchamp discovers another corpse just seats away from him. This death ties to Eliza Chapel, a fourteen-year-old who disappeared from her Cornwall boarding school twenty years ago under suspicious circumstances. Working alongside Matt Chung and Amy Noakes, Beauchamp pursues both cold cases as they intertwine in unexpected ways. The investigation draws him into the scheming world of a duke-in-waiting, where political maneuvering complicates the search for truth. Beauchamp must navigate these treacherous waters while seeking justice for victims separated by decades but connected by circumstance.
Genres: mystery, crime, contemporary, british-literature, thriller, detective
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, gritty, intricate, suspenseful
Tropes: dual-timeline, ensemble-investigation, interconnected-mysteries
Setting: Thames, London, Cornwall, Boarding School
Period: Contemporary, Twenty Years Prior
432 pages · Paperback · Faber & Faber
Content warnings: death, murder