'Eloquent, dark and frightening, this is storytelling with believable characters and a magnificent protagonist.' Daily Mail


'Immersive and mysterious as Highland mist … lures you in and never lets go.' J. D. Pennington



'Crime fiction that crawls beneath your skin and leaves a chill there.' Deborah Masson



'Clever, fast-paced and pulses with tension … G. R. Halliday is a master storyteller.' Marion Todd








Seven days. Four deaths. One chance to catch a killer.





Sixteen-year-old Robert arrives home late. Without a word to his dad, he goes up to his bedroom. Robert is never seen alive again.



The discovery of a body on the coast of the Scottish Highlands plunges Detective Inspector Monica Kennedy into a murder investigation that won't begin and end with one death.



Meanwhile, seventeen-year-old Nichol has been missing for seven days. His last message was to social worker Michael, who can't quite shake the suspicion that something is terribly wrong.



As Monica is faced with catching a murderer who has been meticulously watching and waiting, Michael keeps searching for Nichol, desperate to find him before the killer claims another victim.



'Gritty, intense, and totally unputdownable!' Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐



'Impossible to put down.' Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐



'One of the creepiest, atmospheric, unnerving thrillers I have read.' Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐



'Extremely clever.' Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐



'The whole book just had me in its complete grip from start to finish.' Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐