
Pages
448
Rating
4.64
Year
2026
When Caroline Thorpe succeeded in casting doubt on the verdict of the inquest into her brother’s death, she could not have anticipated what would follow.
Freddie was Earl Thorpe of Burnham, and as the Kings Lake detectives, headed by DCI Cara Freeman, soon begin to realise, influential people have gone to considerable lengths to cover up a potential scandal surrounding the young man’s death.
Their investigation will take them from Norfolk into the capital, and from idealistic young campaigners to people at the heart of government. The stakes have never been higher for the detectives from Kings Lake Central.
Get ready to be hooked by this thrilling, atmospheric murder mystery in which an aristocratic fatality leaves behind no body, no forensics, and enemies in the highest places.
Endorsements
'Once I was ensconced in Kings Lake, in the company of Smith and his team, I didn't want to leave.' — Financial Times
'The books are comforting, the writing is subtle and the plots are gripping.' — The Times