A crime of passion. Murder mystery and suspense battling criminal intent against a police investigation. A thriller crime drama and a race against time for a man to prove his innocence. Philip Innocent is a man with his finger in many pies. But all that comes to an end when he comes across a body in the woods - the body, in fact, of the woman with whom he has been having a secret affair. Leading the police investigation that follows this murder mystery, Detective Inspector Dermond Morrison has a sneaking suspicion that the lady in the woods was the victim of a crime of passion, an idea...

Set amongst the stunning backdrop of the Beacon and Longridge Fells, this is a psychologically stimulating story that will lull you into a false sense of security before shocking you to the core. Suddenly widowed, Mary puts her beautiful farmhouse up for sale with the local estate agent. When the Pattersons come to view her house, they mention something that hits a nerve about a man called Roger. Her friend, Linda, who she goes to choir practice with, is seeing a man called Roger but they are keeping their relationship low-key. Mary's gut instinct tells her that something isn't quite right...