When Maggie Taylor accepts a new job in Manchester, she is sure it is the right move for her family. The children have settled well although her husband, Duncan, doesn't appear to be so convinced. But nothing prepare her for the hock of cming home from work one night to find that Duncan has disappeared, leaving their young children alone. His phone is dead, nd she has no idea where he has gone, or why. And then she discovers she's not the only one...

"The first time Jemma and Matt were invited to Polskirrin -- the palatial ocean-view home belonging to Matt's old friend Lucas Jarrett -- it was for an intimate wedding that ended in tragedy. Jemma will never forget the sight of the girl's pale, doll-like body bobbing listlessly toward the rocky shore. Now, exactly one year later, Jemma and her husband have reluctantly returned at Lucas's request to honor an anniversary they would do anything to forget....

When philanthropist Hugo Fletcher's dead body is discovered tied to a bed in his London home, Chief Inspector Tom Douglas determines right away that he's hunting a female killer. Though Fletcher made countless enemies through his work with Eastern European prostitutes, the crime scene reeks of sex and revenge. This murder was personal. Douglas knows Fletcher's unhappy wife, Laura, should be his prime suspect. She's definitely hiding something. Something...