Eve Park's seemingly peaceful life in Tippermuir House, Perthshire is shattered when she uncovers her mother's hidden betrayal. Now drowning under the weight of her own secrets, Eve is left with a choice: should she run or risk the consequences of confronting the awful truth?
Nora Winter's sheltered existence on the Isle of Skye is ripped apart when her father unexpectedly dies. Despite everyone believing his death is suicide, Nora soon realizes that something far more sinister lurks beneath the surface and sets off to uncover the truth. But for every answer she unearths, more questions arise and Nora begins to suspect that there is a deadly secret far bigger than she ever could have imagined.
DS Lark Calmly has devoted his career to upholding justice, but as soon as he is assigned to investigate the death of Eve's mother, he suddenly finds himself struck by Eve's alarming resemblance to his late sister, Jenny. His emotions take over and he launches out on a frantic quest chasing Eve to Edinburgh and then on to an explosive confrontation full of dark secrets and shocking revelations.