Ten years have passed since Ginny Long was accused of murdering fifteen-year-old Abigail Mantell. And now the residents of the Yorkshire village of Elvet are horrified to learn that new evidence has surfaced proving Ginny’s innocence. That means the killer of Abigail is still at large.
For Emma Bennett, this discovery brings back memories of her cheerful friend—and of that dreadful winter day when she found her body lying in a cold ditch.
Inspector Vera Stanhope begins a new investigation in the coastal village, and its residents are forced to return to the time they had hoped to forget. Tension is rising. But what are they more afraid of— the killer or their own shameful past?
Little by little, Vera learns the story of each of them, and becomes more and more convinced that soon she will have to uncover several terrible secrets.