"[A] superior fifth Shaw and Valentine police procedural... Long after the pieces of the puzzle fall into place, the mystery of the human psyche remains." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

When a body is discovered beneath the waves off Scolt Head Island, the contents of the dead man's pockets lead Detective Inspector Peter Shaw to suspect an outbreak of "samphire wars": a turf battle for control of the prized sea asparagus which sells for a small fortune along the affluent North Norfolk coast. Or does the killer merely want it to look that way?

Meanwhile, Detective Sergeant George Valentine is investigating a series of break-ins targeted at wealthy second-home owners. And a lethal strain of adulterated cocaine is flooding the streets of nearby Lynn, leaving devastation in its wake.

Then the second body is found -- and the simmering tensions underpinning this remote coastal community come bursting into the open... with devastating consequences.

"Darkly atmospheric, fast-paced, and involving." -- Booklist

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