Part of Duncan Kincaid & Gemma James, book 11
First published 2007
Detective Superintendent Duncan Kincaid travels to Nantwich with his partner Sergeant Gemma James and their sons for Christmas with his parents. The picturesque Cheshire town and its canals promise a peaceful holiday, but family tensions already simmer beneath the surface. The discovery changes everything when workers find an infant's body concealed within the walls of an old dairy building. Duncan and Gemma join local police to investigate the child's death, but the case takes a personal turn when another killing strikes close to home. The idyllic town Duncan remembers from childhood reveals itself as a place harboring dangerous secrets. These hidden truths now threaten to destroy everything Duncan and Gemma value most, forcing them to confront how the past can shatter the present.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller, detective, family-drama
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: found-family, personal-stakes
Setting: Cheshire, Nantwich
Period: Christmas
407 pages · Hardcover · William Morrow