Fifty years ago, a group of teenagers spent a weekend on Holy Island, forging a bond that has lasted a lifetime. Now, they still return every five years to celebrate their friendship, and remember the friend they lost to the rising waters of the causeway at the first reunion.

Now, when one of them is found hanged, Vera is called in. Learning that the dead man had recently been fired after misconduct allegations, Vera knows she must discover what the friends are hiding, and whether the events of many years before could have led to murder then, and now . . .

But with the tide rising, secrets long-hidden are finding their way to the surface, and Vera and the team may find themselves in more danger than they could have believed possible . . .

A former Melbourne Library copy from the permanent retired book sale rack at the City Library. And my first Vera! Also as it happens, one of the last ones in the series but that wasn't really a problem for me. Quick Summer read, could not put it down, quick and easy with a well-written plot and makes me want to visit Northumberland (yes that far North in the UK!). Ready for its next reader.

Goodbye my first Vera novel! To be released at the first meetup for this year.

DCI Vera Stanhope solves the mystery of two murders, many years apart.

A friend of mine and I just want to watch and read about Vera.

Release #45 for 2025..