Fiction. Mystery. Thriller. FROM TWO-MILLION-SELLING AUTHOR JOY ELLIS COMES ONE OF THE MOST HIGHLY ANTICIPATED MYSTERIES THIS YEAR. Now. In the beautiful gardens of Shelley House a shocking discovery is made. A blackened hand dangles over the side of a wheelbarrow. The horrific scent of burnt flesh lingers in the air. Detectives Nikki Galena and Joseph Easter are called in to investigate. Twenty years ago. A family destroyed by tragic secrets. The scientist father who killed their gardener, before being murdered himself. The brother who disappeared, never to be seen again. Until now? Nikki and Joseph must find a man who's been missing for two decades and unravel the painful past of a broken family before anyone else dies.